A sunny plateau resort in the Mercantour, Auron is the Southern Alps' answer to a classic ski village, just two hours from Nice. Reliable snow and broad, varied slopes make it a Riviera favourite.
Auron is a ski-in/ski-out resort (most of the village is genuinely on the snow) in France, in the French Alps. The village sits at 1600 m and the lifts top out at 2450 m, with 135 km of pistes and 22 lifts. Its BestSnowHotels snow score is 80/100, and the season usually runs Dec 7 → Apr 7.
How we score and classify resortsRun counts and piste kilometres are indicative. Green runs only exist in France, Spain, Andorra, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Japan, the United States, Morocco, Algeria, Lesotho, South Africa, Egypt, Canada, South Korea, Australia, New Zealand and Chile; Italy, Austria, Switzerland and Germany start at blue. Indicative average snow depth near the top of the resort, in cm.
A handful of well-rated hotels in and around the resort. Pick one, then compare live prices across Booking, Expedia and Hotels.com.
Great · 211 reviews
A dependable, well-reviewed choice for a stay in Auron.
Guests rate this hotel as great (4.1/5 from 211 reviews). It sits about 1.0 km from the slopes. A mid-range option for Auron, with live nightly rates shown for your exact dates so you always see the best price.
Great · 204 reviews
A dependable, well-reviewed choice for a stay in Auron.
Great · 170 reviews
A dependable, well-reviewed choice for a stay in Auron.
Great · 191 reviews
A dependable, well-reviewed choice for a stay in Auron.
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Auron is built around a village core on the snow-front, so most hotels and apartments sit within a short ski or walk of the lifts.
Auron spreads across a sunny plateau at 1600 m in the Mercantour, wrapped around a small village with a Romanesque chapel and a proper main square, an unusually characterful base for the southern Alps. Its 135 km of piste fan out over wooded and open slopes up to 2450 m, with enough red and black terrain to keep strong skiers busy alongside excellent learning areas. Barely two hours from the Mediterranean, it draws a cheerful crowd from Nice and the Riviera who appreciate dependable snow this far south.
Hotels and apartments around the lifts. Compare prices on Booking, Expedia and Hotels.com.
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Auron offers 135 km of pistes across 22 lifts, from 1600 m to 2450 m. Whether it suits beginners depends on the dedicated learner zones at the base of the slopes, so check the local ski-school options for green and blue run access.
The season runs from Dec 7 to Apr 7, with a snow score of 80/100. The best conditions are usually from late January through February, while spring skiing in March and April brings longer days and softer afternoons.
Auron is built around a village core on the snow-front, so most hotels and apartments sit within a short ski or walk of the lifts.
Auron has 135 km of marked pistes served by 22 lifts, between 1600 m and 2450 m of altitude.
Auron counts about 55 marked runs in total. The colour breakdown above shows how they split by difficulty, a good guide to whether the resort fits your level.
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