43.00° N · 6.42° W
The ski resort of the Laciana valley: season from 1 December to 4 April, lift pass from €15, four-resort pass at €70 and guided snowshoeing.
What to do
Each plan says how long it takes, who it's for and whether you can book.
A small, family-friendly resort run by the Diputación de León on the Leitariegos pass: 15 pistes, 7.4 km and 7 lifts, from 1,513 to 1,800 m · 1 day · from €15
A four-day pass to ski at Leitariegos, San Isidro, Valgrande-Pajares and Fuentes de Invierno, at the same price in high and low season · 4 days · €70
Guided snowshoe outings around the resort, daytime and night-time, mainly at weekends · 3 h
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
For skiing, from December to March, depending on the snow. October, with the birch wood turning golden, is the best month for walking in Laciana; in summer, brañas and the Vía Verde.
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.
You drive up to Leitariegos: the resort is on the LE-497, on the pass, 15 km from Villablino. From León or Oviedo take the A-66 to exit 93 and the CL-623 towards Villablino, and then the CL-631 via Caboalles de Abajo. Carry chains or winter tyres: the last stretch climbs to 1,500 metres.
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.
Leitariegos is a resort for families: small, with green and blue pistes, conveyor belts for those starting out and no queues, because there is no capacity problem. And it is cheap: the children's lift pass costs €12 in low season.
Where to stay
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Why we like it: A small rural hotel of six double rooms in Villager de Laciana, beside the Greenway, with a home-cooking restaurant and breakfast included.
Why we like it: A rural hotel of seven doubles and a quadruple in Robles de Laciana, with a León-cooking restaurant, a terrace and bike hire.
Services for this trip
Areas, for any way of travelling
| Area | Who it's for | Average night |
|---|---|---|
| The pass | Resort, rental, snowshoes | |
| Caboalles | Devesa, birch wood, Centro del Urogallo | |
| Villablino and the valley | Vía Verde, rural hotels |
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: ask what is on that day when you book: depending on the service there is a set menu or à la carte.
What to order: the León dishes on the menu; in season, ask about the botillo.
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.
Tips
The resort publishes the snow report and the webcams on its website. If it is windy, the lifts in the upper area may close.
In low season, on Tuesdays the lift pass costs €11.
In Villablino, Cuetu d'Arbas delivers the equipment on Friday afternoon: on Saturday you go straight to the pistes.
€70 for four days at Leitariegos, San Isidro, Pajares and Fuentes de Invierno.
Leitariegos is the pass that links the León valley of Laciana with the Asturian valley of Cangas del Narcea, and on its León side stands one of the smallest and cheapest ski resorts in Spain. It is run by the Diputación de León: 15 pistes covering 7.44 km between 1,513 and 1,800 metres, seven lifts, a snowpark and no queues. It is not for anyone seeking big vertical drops, but it is ideal for learning, for going with children or for skiing on a Sunday without spending much. All around, the Laciana valley is a Biosphere Reserve, with summer pastures (brañas), birch and yew woods, capercaillie and bears, and a greenway along the old mining railway.
Opening is planned for 1 December 2026 and closing for 4 April 2027: a 125-day season, provided there is snow. The actual opening each day depends on the snow report, so check the resort's website and webcams before setting out. The ticket offices open from 9:00 to 17:00, and the lifts run from 9:15 to 16:45 in the lower area and from 9:30 to 16:30 in the upper one.
The day lift pass costs €22 for an adult in high season and €15 in low season; for children, €16 and €12. On low-season Tuesdays there is a "skier's day" at €11, and the beginner pass, for the learning area, costs €16 or €12. There are passes for two to five days, consecutive or not. And the "4 days / 4 resorts" pass, which is also valid at San Isidro, Valgrande-Pajares and Fuentes de Invierno, costs €70 for an adult and €55 for a child, the same price in high and low season. It is bought online, but you need a €2 card that you pick up at the ticket office; as there is no capacity problem, you don't need to buy in advance.
From León or Oviedo, take the A-66 to exit 93 and the CL-623 towards Villablino; then the CL-631 via Caboalles de Abajo towards the pass. It is about 110 km from León and 120 from Oviedo, in a little under two hours; from Ponferrada, 73 km. Villablino is 15 km from the resort. In winter, carry snow chains or winter tyres: the last stretch climbs up to the pass. The resort has car parks at the foot of the pistes.
Cuetu d'Arbas rents equipment at the pass, 500 metres from the resort, and in Villablino, where it also rents snow clothing and delivers the equipment on Friday afternoon. A full ski kit costs €15 a day, with a free helmet. The Escuela Oficial Leitariegos runs weekend courses, from 11:30 to 14:30, in groups of 5 to 9, as well as private lessons; it also organises guided snowshoe routes, by day and by night, for those who don't ski.
Outside the season, or in the afternoon after skiing, head down into the valley. The Vía Verde runs from Villablino to Caboalles de Arriba along the old mining railway: 6.2 km, paved, flat and accessible. In Caboalles de Arriba is the Centro del Urogallo (capercaillie centre), and nearby the devesa de Caboalles, with its birch wood turning golden in October.
In the valley. La Campanona, in Villager de Laciana, is a six-room hotel with breakfast and a home-cooking restaurant, open Tuesday to Sunday by reservation. La Bolera, in Robles de Laciana, has eight rooms, one of them a quadruple, and a restaurant serving León cuisine. At the foot of the pistes, the resort has a cafeteria, a restaurant and a self-service.
Questions
Opening is planned for 1 December 2026 and closing for 4 April 2027, depending on the snow.
€22 for an adult in high season and €15 in low season; €16 and €12 for a child. On low-season Tuesdays, €11.
A 4-day lift pass for Leitariegos, San Isidro, Valgrande-Pajares and Fuentes de Invierno, for €70 for an adult and €55 for a child.
Yes: it has four green pistes, magic carpets and a beginner pass.
A little under two hours from either, about 110 and 120 km.
At Cuetu d'Arbas, at the pass or in Villablino, from €12 for a half day.
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