Diavolezza

Geschichte

The Diavolezza is a mountain viewpoint above the Val Bernina in Graubünden. It has an altitude of and is located between Munt Pers (northwest, ) and Piz Trovat (southeast,.From Diavolezza you can see the highest peak of the Eastern Alps: the Piz Bernina and the Vadret Pers, a tributary of the Morteratsch Glacier (Vadret da Morteratsch).The mountain can be reached by cable car from Val Bernina, the Bernina Pass valley. At the base station of the cable car on there is train station Bernina Diavollezza on the Bernina Line of the Rhaetian Railway (RhB)). At the top station, there is a restaurant with a panoramic terrace, as well as a hotel offering both hotel-class and bunk-style accommodations.The Diavolezza is one of the ski areas of the Upper Engadine (from 1'896 m to 3'066 m). The skiing area is connected to that of Piz Lagalb, which lies on the opposite side of the valley. The two areas are usually promoted as one, called Diavolezza-Lagalb. The Diavolezza-Lagalb area is known for its difficult slopes, all red and black, as well as the good snow conditions lasting often as long as May. Especially popular is the difficult slope down the Morteratsch Glacier to the Morteratsch railway station (the slope on the glacier is marked and secured).