We exited the Bernina Red Express train at the Diavolezza station. It is literally out in the middle of nowhere. From there, we took a gondola ride up the mountain to Diavolezza. It's a panoramic terrace with tremendous views. It's popular for both hiking and skiing. We arrived early in the ski season. There was snow to ski but they also had snow-making equipment going full-blast while we were there.

The first photo is just before we arrived at the Diavolezza station on the train. The larch trees were even impressive in the fog. The second photo is just after we got off the train. The larch trees were really spectacular high in the mountains.

The elevation at Diavolezza is almost 10,000 feet high. We still managed to do some hiking around the area. As you can see, this is glacier country. The info signs at the station pointed out seven high peaks in sight plus many other smaller ones. It also pointed out several glaciers.

We were told that the Italian ski team was practicing while we were there. I watched them and I don't know what they were practicing on this day, but they didn't look like medal winners.

Vicky and I wandered off the pedestrian paths and even reached some of the snow-making equipment.

Not that the scenery wasn't fantastic and beautiful, but we figured a little more color wouldn't hurt it.