Summer Trekking at Las Leñas Ski Resort, Mendoza

A ski resort in summer

Las Leñas is in the Andes, 80 km from Malargüe, 200 km from San Rafael and 342 km from Mendoza. Its base is at 2,240 m above sea level and its summit at 3,430 m. According to the resort, the snow season runs from June to September inclusive. Its summer activities page offers, besides trekking, horseback riding (cabalgatas), mountain biking, a zip line, climbing, rappelling, a commando bridge and chairlift rides.

Summer trekking

The resort describes trekking as walking through the natural scenery of the Valle de Las Leñas. It gives two levels: initial, 1.5 hours, on the La Morena circuit; and advanced, 2.5 hours. It also lists three circuits, Cueva India Embarazada, Mirador del Indio and Valle del Desecho, without saying which level each belongs to.

• Group size: 20 people maximum per activity.
• Minimum age: 8 for the initial level, 12 for the advanced level.
• What to wear: comfortable clothes and sports shoes. For protection: a cap or hat, sunglasses, sunscreen and water.
• The resort says the activity follows a specific safety procedure.

Chairlifts in summer

The resort offers chairlift rides on the lifts at Base Las Leñas and Sector II. Vesta runs daily and Minerva one day a week, with riding down on the lift's return allowed. The Vesta–Caris link, also one day a week, combines a Vesta ride up, a 15 to 20 minute walk to the Caris lift's drive station, then a Caris ride up.

Elsewhere in the valley

An article from the Mendoza government dated January 7, 2025 mentions the Laguna de la Niña Encantada, about 80 m across and reached by Route 222, where you can take walks and photo safaris.

What is not published

The summer activities page gives no length, elevation gain, difficulty rating, price, season dates or circuit map. It does not say whether dogs are allowed. To book or ask questions: Las Leñas Turismo (Atención al Huésped), +54 260 447-2031 or +54 260 447-1303, daily from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.