Skiing at the Valle Laciana-Leitariegos Resort

Leitariegos is the ski resort of the Diputación de León on the pass of the same name, at the head of the Laciana valley, on the border with Asturias. It is small and manageable: fifteen pistes with 7.44 km of skiable terrain, between 1,513 and 1,800 metres, and seven lifts. It suits beginners, families and intermediate skiers looking for a day's skiing at a good price.

Pistes and lifts

Of the 7.44 km, 0.8 are green pistes, 4.1 blue and 2.5 red, in four green, seven blue and four red; there are no blacks. There is also a 260-metre snowpark. The lifts are two chairlifts, three drag lifts and two conveyor belts for beginners, with a capacity of about 5,840 people an hour.

Season and hours

For the 2026-2027 season opening is planned for 1 December and closing for 4 April, about 125 days, always depending on the snow: check the report before you set out. The ticket offices and information office are open from 9:00 to 17:00; equipment hire, from 9:00 to 16:45; the lower-zone lifts, from 9:15 to 16:45, and the upper-zone ones, from 9:30 to 16:30.

Cheap lift passes

• Adult day: €22 in high season and €15 in low.
• Child day (ages 6 to 13): €16 and €12.
• Low-season Tuesdays, "skier's day": €11.
• Beginners: €16 and €12; four hours: €19 and €13.
• Lift ride ticket, without skiing: €5.
• Several consecutive days: from €33 (two days in high season) to €60 (five days).

The "4 días / 4 estaciones" pass, at €70, is valid for Leitariegos, San Isidro, Valgrande-Pajares and Fuentes de Invierno. The passes include first-aid insurance.

Online sales normally open every Monday for the week, on the Nieveleón gateway. To avoid the queue you need a €2 card that is bought at the ticket office and topped up afterwards. There is no capacity problem, so there is no need to buy days in advance.

Hire and schools

The resort hires full equipment (skis, boots and poles) for €14 a day, and at the foot of the piste there is also Alquiler Cuetu d'Arbas, with full equipment from €15 and helmet included. There are two schools: the Escuela Oficial Leitariegos, with three-hour weekend courses, and the Escuela de Esquí y Snowboard Valle Laciana-Leitariegos.

Getting there and services

The resort is on the LE-497, km 10, in Caboalles de Abajo (Villablino). Villablino is 15 km away, Cangas de Narcea 35, Ponferrada 73, León about 100 via Omaña and Oviedo 120. Up top there is parking, a café, a restaurant and self-service and a picnic area.

To sleep in the valley, the Hotel Rural La Campanona, in Villager, is about twenty minutes away. If you prefer to walk on the snow, there are snowshoe routes in the surroundings.