Cross-country skiing, ski touring and mushing at Valgrande

What it is

Besides alpine skiing, Valgrande-Pajares has a cross-country circuit, which is also used for mushing (dog sledding), and a touring run for those who go up on ski-mountaineering skis.

According to the resort's snow report, there are two cross-country trails, an easy one of 4 km and a hard one of 2 km, and a touring trail of 2.4 km. Their condition appears each day in the report, separate from the alpine area, because they open and close depending on the snow.

How much it costs

With the official rates for the 2025-2026 season, the cross-country or mushing day pass costs €5, the same as the touring one. The season pass for each type, €25. The resort says the passes and season passes include medical assistance on the slopes. Passes are bought at the ticket office or in the resort's online shop.

The website does not detail nordic equipment hire: the resort has an official hire shop, but if you do not bring your own cross-country or touring skis, ask by phone beforehand whether they have any.

When and what hours

It opens only in the ski season and with snow. In mid-October 2026 the resort was closed and the opening date for the 2026-2027 season was still to be confirmed. Check the report before going up.

In season, the ticket office opens from 8:45 to 15:30 and the lifts run from 9:00 to 16:00. The office opens from 9:00 to 16:00 in high season and until 13:00 in low season. Telephone: 985 957 097; email, [email protected].

Getting there and services

The resort is at Brañillín, in Pajares, in the council of Lena. From Oviedo take the A-66 to Campomanes and there the N-630, which climbs to the Pajares pass. From León, the N-630 via La Robla and Busdongo. Asturias airport is about 80 km away.

At the resort there is a ski school, a nursery for children aged 3 to 6, a medical service and two cafés: the Telesilla Café, in the lower area, and the Cuitu Negru one, at the top. For sleeping at the foot of the slopes, the Toribión hostel.