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The resorts of Asturias's Montaña Central and their León neighbour: lift passes from €21, a four-resort pass and snow an hour from Oviedo.
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What to do
Each plan says how long it takes, who it's for and whether you can book.
Skiing and snowboarding · 38 runs · Gondola to Cuitu Negru · Adult day pass €29 in high season (2025-2026)
Skiing and snowboarding · 8.7 km and 15 runs · 3 green, 3 blue, 6 red and 3 black · Adult day pass €27 in high season (2025-2026)
Skiing and snowboarding · 35 runs in four sectors · Season from 1 December 2026 to 4 April 2027 · Adult day pass €30 in high season
Itineraries
Days and weekends already planned out, with how to get between each stop and who to book with.
Plan the trip
Each choice narrows the next: the season shapes how best to travel, and how you travel decides where you stay and where you eat.
When to go
From January to March, when snow is most reliable. San Isidro opens from 1 December to 4 April if there is snow.
How you travel
Choose how you're travelling and we'll tell you where to stay, how to get around, where to eat and which services you'll need. We only show the ways of travelling that make sense here.
With a car you can ski one day at Pajares and another at Fuentes or San Isidro with the same pass. Carry chains: both passes require them in snow.
Who you're with
A trip with a toddler is not the same as one with a teenager. Pick yours to see what works and what to bear in mind.
The resorts of the mountain range are small and cheap: a good place for children to try the snow without spending what a Pyrenean resort costs. Choose a low-season day if you can.
For teenagers, the San Isidro pass has three black runs at Fuentes, ski-boardercross at San Isidro and a snowpark at Pajares. And the four-resort pass lets you switch every day.
Where to stay
We show you what suits the way you travel.Change how you travel
Why we like it: A 12-room rural hotel with outward-facing rooms in El Pino (Aller), decorated with wood from centuries-old houses, 15 minutes from Fuentes de Invierno and San Isidro.
Why we like it: An inn open since 1904 in Felechosa, at the foot of the San Isidro pass: 15 double rooms, an Asturian restaurant, a lounge with a fireplace and a supermarket.
Why we like it: Accommodation and a hostel at the base of Valgrande-Pajares: 15 rooms for 2 to 8 and 4 hostel rooms for 3 to 14, all with bathroom, with breakfast and a set menu.
Services for this trip
Areas, for any way of travelling
| Area | Who it's for | Average night |
|---|---|---|
| Pajares Pass | Valgrande-Pajares and accommodation at the foot of the piste | |
| Upper Aller | Fuentes de Invierno, Felechosa and El Pino | |
| San Isidro Pass | San Isidro resort, already in León |
Where to eat
From set lunch menus to Michelin stars. We mark the price level and what to order at each place.
What to order: the set menu of the day, with Asturian spoon dishes
What to order: something hot mid-morning or a dish of the day without taking off your boots
What to order: the weekend menu, at €15
Map
The places to stay and services on the map are the ones for the way you travel. Turn on the layers you want and tap a point to see its details.
Nearby
The closest places, whichever country they are in.
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Tips
€70 for four days at Fuentes, Pajares, San Isidro and Leitariegos.
Skier days bring the lift pass down to €15 or €16.
The Pajares and San Isidro passes require them in snow.
In the Cantabrian Mountains, between Asturias and León, there are three resorts less than an hour from Oviedo and León: Valgrande-Pajares, on the Pajares pass, and, about 40 km to the east, the two sides of the San Isidro pass, Fuentes de Invierno in Asturias and San Isidro in León. They are small compared with the Pyrenees, but cheap and close.
Valgrande-Pajares is the veteran: it opened in 1954 beneath the Cueto Negro. It has 38 pistes, a gondola to the Cuitu Negru, a snowpark, a cross-country circuit and accommodation at the foot of the piste. It is the quickest from Oviedo by motorway and the N-630.
Fuentes de Invierno is the modern one: 15 pistes and 8.7 km, with 3 green, 3 blue, 6 red and 3 black, three chairlifts and a free car park of 800 spaces. It has a bus from Oviedo and Gijón on in-season weekends.
San Isidro, on the other side of the pass, is the largest: 35 pistes in four sectors, run by the León Provincial Council. Its 2026-2027 season is set from 1 December to 4 April.
Little. With the 2025-2026 rates, the adult day lift pass costs €29 at Pajares and €27 at Fuentes in high season, and €23 and €21 in low season; at San Isidro, €30 and €22. There are cheaper skier days (Fridays at Pajares, Wednesdays at Fuentes) and beginner passes from €17. The multi-day passes for Pajares and Fuentes are valid at both resorts for two seasons, and the 4-day pass for the four resorts in the range (Fuentes, Pajares, San Isidro and Leitariegos) costs €70 for adults. In November 2026, Pajares had not yet confirmed its opening date or its new prices.
From Oviedo, to Valgrande-Pajares along the A-66 to Campomanes and the N-630 to the pass; to Fuentes de Invierno, 65 km along the A-66, the AS-112 via Moreda and Cabañaquinta and the AS-253 towards La Raya. From León, to Pajares along the N-630 via La Robla and Busdongo; to San Isidro and Fuentes, 84 km along the N-621, Boñar and the LE-331.
Without a car, only Fuentes has a direct bus: the Asturias Transport Consortium runs it from Oviedo and Gijón on in-season weekends and public holidays. On other days, the bus goes to Felechosa and the FEVE train to Collanzo.
Both passes, Pajares and San Isidro, require chains or winter tyres in snow, and sometimes close. Whether they are needed is decided not by the resort but by the state of the road: check the DGT (011) before setting out and always carry them. On long weekends and at Carnival, the accesses to San Isidro get jammed: start early.
At the foot of the piste there is only room at Valgrande: the Toribión accommodation, with rooms and a hostel. In the upper Aller, near Fuentes and San Isidro, Casa El Rápido, a 1904 inn in Felechosa with a restaurant and a €15 menu, and El Fundil, a 12-room rural hotel in El Pino. For eating on the pistes, the cafeterias at the resorts themselves.
In the Vega'l Rei, in Lena, a little over half an hour from the pass and 31 minutes from Oviedo, is Santa Cristina de Lena, a 9th-century pre-Romanesque church and a World Heritage Site. It is open Tuesday to Sunday, in winter only from 11:00 to 13:00, and closes all November; entry costs €2 and is free on Tuesdays.
The season runs from December to April, but depends a lot on the snow that falls each winter. January, February and March are the most reliable months. Check each resort's report the day before.
Questions
Valgrande-Pajares, less than an hour along the A-66 and the N-630; Fuentes de Invierno is 65 km away.
With the 2025-2026 rates, the adult day lift pass ranges from €21 to €29 depending on the resort and the season.
To Fuentes de Invierno, on in-season weekends and public holidays from Oviedo and Gijón.
The León Provincial Council has set the 2026-2027 season from 1 December to 4 April.
Yes, with the multi-day passes for Pajares and Fuentes, or with the four-resort pass.
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