The Diavolezza is a
col
In geomorphology, a col is the lowest point on a mountain ridge between two peaks.Whittow, John (1984). ''Dictionary of Physical Geography''. London: Penguin, 1984, p. 103. . It may also be called a gap. Particularly rugged and forbidding co ...
and
ski resort
A ski resort is a resort developed for skiing, snowboarding, and other winter sports. In Europe, most ski resorts are towns or villages in or adjacent to a ski area – a mountainous area with pistes (ski trails) and a ski lift system. In Nort ...
above the
Val Bernina in
Graubünden. The col has an altitude of
[Swiss Confederation: ]
Maps of Switzerland
'. Retrieved 26 March 2021. and is located between
Munt Pers (northwest,
) and
Piz Trovat (southeast,
).
From Diavolezza one can see the highest peaks of the
Eastern Alps
Eastern Alps is the name given to the eastern half of the Alps, usually defined as the area east of a line from Lake Constance and the Alpine Rhine valley up to the Splügen Pass at the Alpine divide and down the Liro River to Lake Como in t ...
, including the
Piz Bernina, and the
Pers Glacier, a tributary of the
Morteratsch Glacier.
Tourism
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 the
Bernina Diavolezza railway station on the
Bernina Line of the
Rhaetian Railway (RhB)). At the top station on ,
[SchweizMobil: ]
Diavolezza
'. Retrieved 26 March 2021. 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
Engadin
The Engadin or Engadine ( rm, ;This is the name in the two Romansh idioms that are spoken in the Engadin, Vallader and Puter, as well as in Sursilvan and Rumantsch Grischun. In Surmiran, the name is ''Nagiadegna'', and in Sutsilvan, it is ...
e (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
A glacier (; ) is a persistent body of dense ice that is constantly moving under its own weight. A glacier forms where the accumulation of snow exceeds its ablation over many years, often centuries. It acquires distinguishing features, such a ...
is marked and secured).
Each month at full moon, there is moonlight skiing in the evening.
Panorama
References
External links
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