Alpes-Maritimes. lack of snow, some ski resorts have had to postpone the opening of the slopes

Le Figaro Nice

While several resorts in Savoie have already opened their areas to skiers, such as Tiges and Val-Torrance in the Southern Alps, the snow is still waiting. To the chagrin of tourists, but also of merchants who are waiting to fill their coffers behind the white gold.

In Auron, in the Mercantour National Park, the opening of the resort had to be postponed for a week due to too little snow cover and too high temperatures. “It snowed on Monday afternoon, but it won’t last because it’s too hot. And then we were waiting for a real snow episode when it ended up snowing for only ten minutes. The temperature should be negative all the time, but it’s not“, regrets the employee of the Tourist Office. Therefore, Auron’s domain will not open until December 10th, in the hope that the deliberate snow will make an appearance by then. “It was already last year. They forced us to open a week later, it’s not that surprising.” relieves the same employee, however.

Almost the same story at the resort of Colmian, near Saint-Martin-de-Vessoubier. The area planned to open its doors to skiers on Saturday, possibly next week. Director Janik Garin, however, intends to open the two green slopes of Kolmian this weekend. The decision should be made on Friday morning.

Only Isola 2000, the nearest resort to Nice, was allowed the last hope of skiing on Saturday. “The snowpack is just right and then we’ve been lucky enough to have sub-zero temperatures all the time. Which means the snow cannons can roll in and fill in the gap. We’ll open well on Saturday, obviously not all the tracks, but we’ll open.ensures Figaro the tourist office that prides itself on being “This year’s first resort in the Alpes-Maritimes.” In addition, to welcome first-timers and other tourists, the resort has planned many activities, such as a duo trail and entertainment for children. All washed down with wine and hot chocolate.