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Our history

Corvatsch, Diavolezza and Lagalb are constantly changing. Here are some of the highlights of our story so far:

Corvatsch AG

1899

Philip Mark and Claudio Saratz become the first people to scale Piz Corvatsch on skis

1950s

Planning for the cable car at 3,303 m

23 March 1963

Opening of the first section

8 December 1963    

Opening of the second section

23 December 1963

Opening of the Murtèl and Giand’Alva ski lifts

1964

Opening of the summit restaurant

1964/1965

Purchase of the first snow groomer

Summer 1969

Temporary car park for 40 cars set up below the valley station. The cable car racks up over one million journeys

12 July 1971

Establishment of the Furtschellas cable car company

19 February 1972

Opening of the Sils/Furtschellas cable car

3 March 1972

Opening of the Grialetsch Sils/Furtschellas ski lift

December 1972

Opening of the Chüderun ski lifts

December 1972

Opening of the Furtschellas ski lift

1 January 1973

Opening of the Rabgiusa ski lift

July 1974

Passenger no. 10 million takes the Corvatsch cable car

1981

Complete renovation and refurbishment of the first section

1982

Renovation of the second section of the cable car

November 1985

Launch of the first part of the artificial snowing system for the section from Alp Margun to Surlej valley station

1987

Construction of the second part of the artificial snowing system, renovation of the second section

23 January 1987

Technical approval of the Margun ski lift

18 December 1993

Opening of the four-person chairlift

2007

Start of construction of the new cable car (second section), demolition of the old Corvatsch cable car (second section)

14 July 2007

Merger of Furtschellas and Corvatsch

22 November 2008

Opening of the new cable car of the second section

17 December 2008

Opening of the chairlift connecting Rabgiusa to Curtinella

20 December 2010

Opening of the new staff building on Corvatsch

2015/16

Opening of the Mandra four-person chairlift (replaced the Mandra ski lift)

2016/17

Opening of the Curtinella six-person chairlift with the valley station at the Hossa Bar (replaced the Curtinella ski lift)

Diavolezza Lagalb AG

28 February 1955

Establishment of Diavolezza-Bahn AG with CHF 0.85 million in capital

22 December 1956

Opening of the Bernina-Diavolezza cable car with a 50-person cabin

Summer 1958

Upgrade to a 62-person cabin

1959

Construction of the Diavolezza Firnfeld ski lift on the Diavolezzafirn Glacier. Open for skiing from the summer season of 1960

1962/63

Purchase and renovation of Chesa Diavolezza, which at the time was not on the exact site where the Berghaus is today

1966

Purchase of the first snow groomer. Construction of the Bernina ski lift on the Diavolezzafirn Glacier. Share capital increase from CHF 0.85 million to CHF 1.7 million. The Berghaus is connected to the electricity grid.

1967

Merger with the Berghaus to form Diavolezza AG

1969

Open for winter skiing for the first time.

1970

Second Diavolezza ski lift for summer skiing

1976

Renovation of the kiosk and the self-service restaurant of the Berghaus

1980

Opening of the new 125-person cabin of the Diavolezza cable car

1981

The old mountain station gives way to the extension of the Berghaus. Dormitory accommodation is built

1987

Construction of the artificial snowing system in the area of the Diavolezza finishing slope

1990

Construction of the Diavolezza chairlift

1997

Opening of the button lift for children and beginners at the Diavolezza valley station

1999

Demolition of the two ski lifts on the Diavolezzafirn Glacier. The nine-year-old chairlift is converted to a detachable chairlift

2004

The Diavolezza and Lagalb ski areas are connected by a slope and a button lift

2006

Merger to form Bergbahnen Engadin St. Moritz Mountains AG

2011

Comprehensive modernisation of the Diavolezza cable car service

1 June 2017

Establishment of Diavolezza Lagalb AG

Our shared story

1 June 2017 – a mountain swap: Piz Nair for Diavolezza Lagalb

Around this time, the Lagalb skiing area, which belonged to Engadin St. Moritz Mountains AG, was due to be closed for financial reasons. There was an uproar from local and non-local Lagalb fans alike. After a period of uncertainty, a solution was found to keep Lagalb going. That solution was a mountain swap. 

The transport facilities and catering businesses of Luftseilbahn Corviglia-Piz Nair AG, founded in 1952, are located in the Corviglia skiing area. These were transferred to Engadin St. Moritz Mountains AG and in return, Luftseilbahn Corviglia-Piz Nair AG received the facilities and ancillary businesses that belonged to the Diavolezza and Lagalb area. At the same time, Luftseilbahn Corviglia-Piz Nair AG was renamed Diavolezza Lagalb AG. The current shareholders of Piz Nair AG became the owners and proprietors of Diavolezza Lagalb AG. This solution was in part made possible thanks to the Niarchos family, who owned the majority of shares in Luftseilbahn Corviglia-Piz Nair AG. Since then, Diavolezza Lagalb AG and Corvatsch AG have been partner companies.

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