Skiing at Auron

One of the things that's best about living on the French Riviera is, to me, the proximity to the Alps. Just an hour and a bit by car, and one is surrounded by the beautiful Alpine scenery of the Parc National de Mercantour. This natural park also houses the best ski resorts in this part of France, namely Auron and Isola 2000.

We usually go skiing at Greolieres, since as our dear friend Ollie would say (who, as you may have guessed, hails from there), it's the most beautiful village in France. The other reason (obviously a very marginal one compared to the first reason), is that Greolieres is the closest ski resort to where we live.

Anyway, enough digressions - the point is that this Saturday, we made an exception, and decided to go skiing in Auron, thanks to a suggestion from my colleague Ilario, who was going skiing with his friend Christina. And it turned out to be a rather excellent choice. The skiing conditions were just perfect - good snow, excellent weather, not a cloud in sight. And it's true to say that the skiing is better at Auron than at Greolieres (sorry Ollie - but on the other hand, Greolieres IS a prettier village!).

So as you may have guessed, we spent a fantastic day of skiing, interrupted only by a rather pleasant lunch (I had some deer stew). Pretty much a perfect way to spend a wintery Saturday then! And even the traffic jams were bearable!