León and Asturias extend their joint ski passes until 2027

The Provincial Council of León and the Administration of the Principality of Asturias have extended the agreement that allows skiing in the four winter resorts of both territories with a single lift pass. The third addendum was formalized on October 27, 2026, and is published in the Official Gazette of the Province of León no. 213, dated November 10, 2026, under reference BOP-LE-2026-213001. The extension will be in effect from November 1, 2026, to October 31, 2027.

The framework: an agreement extended for the third time

The original agreement was signed on May 24, 2024, between the Ministry of Culture, Linguistic Policy and Sport of the Principality, the Public Company for Tourism and Cultural Management and Promotion of the Principality of Asturias S.A., and the Provincial Council of León, with the aim of promoting skiing and user mobility between the four resorts: Valgrande-Pajares and Fuentes de Invierno in Asturias, and San Isidro and Valle Laciana-Leitariegos in León.

The fifth clause of the agreement provided for express extensions of up to four years. Two have already been exhausted: the first addendum, formalized on October 31, 2024, covered from November 1, 2024, to October 31, 2025; the second, signed on October 31, 2025, extended until October 31, 2026. The new extension keeps “the rest of the clauses in force and identical.”

The decision is based on the proposal of the Monitoring Committee dated August 17, 2026, which noted “the positive results and the need for continuity” of the collaboration. It was signed by the president of the Council of León, Gerardo Álvarez Courel, authorized by the Plenary agreement of September 30, 2026, and the minister Ana Vanesa Gutiérrez González, in accordance with the Government Council agreement of October 27, 2026.

The two shared lift passes

The administrations commit to maintaining the existing lift passes and prices, which are officially approved in the tax ordinances or price decrees of each resort:

• “Four days-four resorts” lift pass: allows five alternating days of skiing, with one mandatory day at each of the four resorts and a fifth day at the user’s choice.
• Adult price 2026/27 season: 70 euros.
• Child price 2026/27 season: 55 euros.
• Inter-resort daily lift pass for season pass holders: for those who hold a season or annual pass for any of the four resorts and purchase a day at another; 80% of the daily lift pass price is applied—that is, a 20% discount—for adult or child versions and in high or low season.

Future changes in rates, whether upward or downward, must be agreed upon through new addenda to the agreement.

Revenue distribution and season settlement

The amount for the four-day pass is collected by the issuing station, but at the end of the season, it is regularized through a fixed distribution: 60% for the Provincial Council of León and 40% for the Principality of Asturias. The daily inter-station pass, on the other hand, does not generate a distribution: its revenue remains entirely with the station that issues it.

The Ski-Data sales computer system—or a similar one—will issue the list of sales per station and allow for the accreditation of annual passes and the issuance of lift tickets. Each station will prepare its settlement and, before August 31 of each year, both administrations will determine the final balance and proceed with the corresponding payment or credit.

Joint Promotion and Control Body

The agreement provides for joint promotions through brochures, posters, advertising, workshops, or fairs agreed upon by the Monitoring Commission, with costs borne 50% by each administration or 25% by each of the four stations. The Monitoring Commission, also responsible for resolving interpretation doubts and approving the regularization of sales, is composed of:

• The president of the Provincial Council of León or their delegate.
• The counselor for Culture, Linguistic Policy, and Sport of the Principality or their delegate.
• The managers of Valgrande-Pajares, San Isidro, Fuentes de Invierno, and Valle Laciana-Leitariegos.

The applicable legal regime is that of inter-administrative agreements under Chapter VI of the preliminary title of Law 40/2015, of October 1, subject to contentious-administrative jurisdiction. The announcement was sent by the deputy for Tourism, Octavio González Alonso.

The continuity of the agreement arrives with the ski season just around the corner and provides certainty to skiers from León and Asturias, who will be able to continue moving between the four stations with a single pass, and to the tourism network of the San Isidro and Leitariegos regions, whose reservation calendar depends largely on the predictability of these shared rates.

Source: Official Gazette of the Province of León, no. 213, November 10, 2026, section I (Local Administration, Provincial Councils), pp. 4-9 (official reference: BOP-LE-2026-213001).