Diavolezza
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 Berghaus Diavolezza. On the left the Crast Agüzza (3845 m, dark cone), on the right the Piz Bernina with the famous Bianco ridge that descends to the right below. |
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| height | 2972 m above sea level M. | |
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Upper Engadin , GR CH 
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| Mountains | Bernina Alps | |
| Coordinates | 794 239 / 143224 | |
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The Diavolezza (Romansh: she- devil ) is a yoke and ski area in the municipality of Pontresina in Graubünden in south-eastern Switzerland . It has a height of 2972 m above sea level. M. and is located southeast of the Munt Pers ( 3206 m above sea level ) in the Bernina Alps .
The mountain is accessible all year round by a cable car from the Upper Engadine Val Bernina . At the valley station ( 2093 m above sea level ) of the cable car is the Bernina Diavolezza stop ( 2082 m above sea level ) of the Bernina Railway from Sankt Moritz to Tirano . There is a restaurant with a bar and a panoramic terrace at the mountain station.
Surname
The name Diavolezza comes from a legend:
- Many years ago a wonderful mountain fairy lived at Munt Pers (lost mountain). She was only rarely seen by hunters and was especially admired when she crossed the slopes of the Munt Pers to the “Lej da la Diavolezza” to take a bath. Then the young hunters became careless. They followed her over the rocks to her castle. But one hunter after another disappeared. So it happened to Aratsch, a youth from the village. He was searched in vain everywhere and it was ultimately assumed that he had fallen into a crevasse or crashed. Because anyone who was in the region at nightfall heard, carried by the wind, the plaintive voice of the Diavolezza, who called out: "Mort ais Aratsch!" (Aratsch is dead). Hence the name of Alp Morteratsch in the basin of the Bernina group.
Diavolezza ski area
The Diavolezza is one of the three large ski areas in the Upper Engadine . The Diavolezza is connected to the Lagalb via the "connecting slope ". The 10 km long descent over the Pers and Morteratsch glaciers to the terrace of the Morteratsch restaurant at the Rhaetian Railway stop is particularly popular .
A special feature is the nocturnal valley run without floodlights, which is only open when the moon is full (Graubünden Romanesque: "Glüna Plaina" ) because the light conditions are sufficient for safe skiing; There are a maximum of five such appointments per year.
Slopes
Firn (No. 1)
The topmost, red marked slope on the Diavolezza is called Firn because it leads over the Diavolezzafirn. It starts at the cable car station and ends at the valley station of the Diavolezza "glacier chairlift".
Diavolezza (No. 2)
The red piste that leads from the valley station of the glacier chairlift to the valley station of the cable car is called Diavolezza. It forks twice, once as a feeder to the black slope "Schwarzer Hang" and another time shortly before the descent, from there you can get to the "connecting slope".
Black slope (No. 3)
The "black slope" is so called because the black marked slope crosses a steep terrain, the rock is black. The "Black Slope" is one of the two black slopes on the Diavolezza.
Ravulaunas (No. 4)
The "Ravulaunas" slope is the continuation of the "Black Slope". It is the second slope marked in black on the Diavolezza. It leads east from the point where the "Schwarzer Hang" piste leads into the main "Diavolezza" piste, crosses the "connecting piste" and ends at the valley station of the cable car. The name "Ravulaunas" is a field name.
Sass Queder (No. 5)
The red slope " Sass Queder " bears the name of the mountain of the same name, on the slopes of which it leads from the mountain station to the valley station of the "glacier chairlift ". It has only existed since 2009, but it was often used earlier as a deep snow variant. At first it was marked as a blue slope, then it was marked in red and meanwhile its name has also been renamed "Firn", so that it can no longer be found under its old name today.
Chapütschöl (No. 11)
The "Chapütschölpiste" ( pronounced : Tschapütschöl) was considered the sister of the glacier run, as it was not groomed. The only difference to the glacier run is that it did not lead over a glacier. The "Chapütschöl" ran from the beginning of the "Black Slope" to the valley station of the Diavolezzabahn. It was used for the last time in March 2010, since then it has been closed due to the danger of avalanches. It got its name from the mountain of the same name near Diavolezza. It can no longer be found on newer Diavolezza piste maps.
Giandas (No. 21)
The "Giandas" piste ( Rhaeto-Romanic : slopes) is the first piste on the Lagalb. Like all the other slopes of the Lagalb, it is part of the Diavolezza ski area. This red marked slope leads from the mountain station to the valley station of the Lagalbbahn.
Minor (No. 22)
The "Minor" slope takes its name from the valley of the same name, which leads north from the Lagalb valley station, the Val Minor. It is the only black marked slope on the Lagalb (as of 2013). It begins after the second curve of the Giandas slope and also leads to the valley station.
Bernina (No. 23)
The "Bernina" slope takes its name from the pass of the same name, which can be easily seen from here. It is the second red marked slope on the Lagalb. There are often stones on this slope, which is why you should drive slowly. The Bernina piste begins after the first curve of the Giandas piste and also ends there.
Mogul slope (No. 24)
The mogul slope was the only official mogul slope in the Engadin that was also marked. It was the second black piste on the Lagalb, but was closed in 2009. It can no longer be found on the new piste maps either. It began on the northern side of the second cable car pillar and ended in the Minor slope.
Connection slope (No. 25)
The red "connecting slope" was initially only accessible from the "Ravulaunas" slope and was marked in black. Since 2009 the connecting piste has also been accessible from the red main piste. This slope leads from a branch of the "Diavolezza" slope to the valley station of the Lagalbbahn, but you have to use a pony lift to get there, as the route is a little uphill.
Glacier run (No. 31)
The glacier run is a marked but unprepared slope that leads from the Diavolezza to the Hotel Morteratsch at the train station of the same name. Getting started is said to be very difficult. This is followed by a longer drive over the Pers glacier to its end, the so-called "Sagl dal Vadret Pers" (Rhaeto-Romanic: jump of the Pers glacier). The drive through the "Sagl dal Vadret Pers" is also difficult, followed by another longer drive over the Morteratsch glacier and through " Val Morteratsch ". After about an hour you reach the Morteratsch station. In the past, the descent was via Isla Persa, which is no longer possible due to the retreat of the glacier.
Diavolezza in summer
In summer the Diavolezza is a popular destination for day-trippers and hikers because of the panorama. Due to the height of the mountain station, two three-thousand-meter peaks can be easily climbed on marked trails: the Munt Pers in about an hour, the Sass Queder with barbecue area in about half an hour. The mountain station itself can be reached from the valley in around three and a half hours via Lej da Diavolezza. In addition, guided glacier trekking over the Pers and Morteratsch glaciers is offered.
In summer, the Diavolezza is an important starting point for mountaineers who climb targets in the Bernina group from the Berghaus . For example, the normal route to Piz Palü begins from Diavolezza. It is also possible to cross between huts, for example over the Bellavista summit to Rifugio Marco e Rosa and to the Bovalhütte .
The Engadin's first two via ferratas also start on Piz Trovat .
In addition to sports activities and the restaurant, the Diavolezza has other attractions such as a jacuzzi or the " VR experience Diavolezza".
Tourist marketing
The Swiss artist Alex Walter Diggelmann designed a poster for the Diavolezza and Pontresina which shows a red devil on skis descending in front of the silhouette of the Diavolezza.
See also
- Accident on JULY 2017 (plane crash around 300 meters north of Diavolezza)
Web links
- Diavolezza on the ETHorama platform
- Homepage of Diavolezza Bahn AG
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c heights according to SwissTopo (maps of Switzerland)
- ↑ Only the full moon illuminates the slope. In: Süddeusche from February 6, 2012.
- ↑ ▷ Hiking: Munt Pers - Bergwelten. Retrieved February 25, 2019 .
- ↑ Hike Diavolezza - Sass Queder | Summer in Engadin St. Moritz. Retrieved February 25, 2019 .
- ↑ Diavolezza: Via ferrata & high alpinism. Retrieved February 25, 2019 .
- ↑ Diavolezza: Via ferrata & high alpinism. Retrieved February 25, 2019 .
- ^ Diavolezza: Fun & Family. Retrieved February 25, 2019 .
- ↑ Diavolezza: Summer. Retrieved February 25, 2019 .