Auron (ski resort)

Auron is a ski resort in the Alps. It belongs to the municipality of Saint -Étienne -de- Tinée in the Alpes -Maritimes, Provence- Alpes- Côte d' Azur.

The ski area is located in the outer zone of the Mercantour National Park and starts at an altitude of 1,600 m above sea level. NN. 44.256.9167Koordinaten: 44 ° 15 ' N, 6 ° 55 ' E

History

Until the 1930s, the high level of Auron was used as alpine pasture of the town of Saint- Étienne -de- Tinée, which was only accessible via narrow mountain paths. After then emerged in Megève and Sestriere the first winter sports resorts, the General Council of the department decided to build a similar center on the plateau of Auron, which should also support the reconstruction of 1929 largely destroyed by an avalanche village of Saint -Étienne -de- Tinée. 1934, the first skiing competition was held there in 1937 the first ski lift was opened (the third in France). The further expansion but was interrupted by the outbreak of World War II and won only in the 1960s momentum again. After the opening of the adjacent Winter Sports Centre Isola 2000 1971, the systems were thoroughly overhauled.