A Nice weekend to go skiing

The only thing separating a swim in the sea of the Côte d’Azur and a ski down the slopes of the French Alps is a short drive uphill, writes Conor Power

Auron offers good high-altitude skiing just 90 minutes from the beaches of the Côte d’Azur
Auron offers good high-altitude skiing just 90 minutes from the beaches of the Côte d’Azur

Heading away for the weekend skiing is not the sole preserve of the lucky continentals. Nice is a short plane journey from Ireland and, within an hour and a half of the beaches of the Côte d’Azur, there are no fewer than 15 ski resorts from which to choose.

Two of the key ones are Auron and Isola 2000. These ...