Auron
France · Alpy Nadmorskie · Single resort
Auron is a ski resort in Alpy Nadmorskie (France). It has 135.5 km of downhill runs and 19 lifts. The runs go from 1600 to 2450 m (850 m vertical).
Piste difficulty split
- Easy: 45 km (33%)
- Medium: 65 km (48%)
- Hard: 25 km (19%)
Details
- Night skiing: Yes (5 floodlit runs)
- Steepest spot: 64% (33°)
- Mostly facing north (22% of run length). North-facing slopes keep good snow longer, but are colder with less sun.
Lifts: 19
Gondola / cable car: 3 · Chairlift: 9 · Drag lift: 5
- Butières · Chairlift · 3,000 pers./h · Seats: 6 · 1694–2273 m
- Dôme · Chairlift · 3,000 pers./h · Seats: 6 · 1902–2445 m
- Nabines · Chairlift · 3,000 pers./h · Seats: 6 · 1622–1701 m
- Blainon · Chairlift · 2,400 pers./h · Seats: 4 · 1612–2108 m
- Gaudissart · Drag lift · 1,500 pers./h · 1752–1759 m
- Abris · Chairlift · 1,200 pers./h · Seats: 4 · 1901–2408 m
- Las Donnas · Gondola / cable car · 1,100 pers./h · Seats: 60 · 1638–2253 m
- Chalvet Sud · Chairlift · 980 pers./h · Seats: 2 · 1707–2182 m
- Riou · Drag lift · 900 pers./h · Seats: 1 · 1597–1685 m
- Éterlou · Drag lift · 900 pers./h · Seats: 1 · 1648–1672 m
On site
- 25 car parks (10 free)
- 30 restaurants & bars by the slopes
- 1 ski schools
- 3 rental shops
- 6 stops
Ski schools and rental shops
- ESF
- Ski Shop Les Gentianes
- Ski Shop La Lugière
Historical conditions and snowfall
- November: Snowfall in the month (average) 10 cm, Snow depth 6 cm
- December: Snowfall in the month (average) 21 cm, Snow depth 14 cm
- January: Snowfall in the month (average) 25 cm, Snow depth 14 cm
- February: Snowfall in the month (average) 21 cm, Snow depth 12 cm
- March: Snowfall in the month (average) 16 cm, Snow depth 9 cm
- April: Snowfall in the month (average) 4 cm, Snow depth 4 cm
Average of the 2005–2024 seasons for the resort area (≈50 km grid cell, about 1275 m). It shows the shape of the season well but is not a slope measurement — the upper runs usually have more snow. Data: NASA POWER.
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