Les Diablerets

Les Diablerets is a village and ski resort located in the municipality of Ormont-Dessus in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland.

The village lies at an altitude of 1,160 metres on the north side of the massif of the Diablerets in the Swiss Alps. It can be accessed by train (Chemin de fer Aigle-Sepey-Diablerets) or by road from Aigle. The Col du Pillon (1,546 m) on the east give access to the Bernese Oberland region and is the Glacier 3000 cable car lowest station.

The resort has a ski school, hotels and a small town centre. Tourists staying in Les Diablerets have the option to ski in the Scex Rouge area, the northeastern valley of Isenau or the southwestern valley of Meilleret. From Meilleret they can ski down the 13-kilometre (8 mi) run to the village.

Les Diablerets hosts the Festival International du Film Alpin Les Diablerets every year since 1969.

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Coordinates: 46°21′05″N 7°09′29″E / 46.35139°N 7.15806°E / 46.35139; 7.15806

Diablerets

The Diablerets (French: Les Diablerets; lit. "the abode of devils") are a huge ice-covered mountain of the Alps, culminating at 3,210 metres (10,530 ft) above sea level and straddling the border between the Swiss cantons of Vaud and Valais. The Diablerets massif, which consists of several peaks, extends for about 10 kilometres near the western extremity of the Bernese Alps, between the two deep passes of Cheville and Sanetsch. The mountain is covered by two distinct glaciers, the largest being the Tsanfleuron Glacier and the highest being the Diablerets Glacier.

The main summit (often referred to as Sommet des Diablerets) is the highest point in the canton of Vaud. In the latter canton, the mountain has given its name to the nearby village and resort of Les Diablerets, which lies on the north side of the massif. On the south side (Valais) the mountain overlooks the hamlet and valley of Derborence. Administratively, the summit of the Diablerets is shared between the municipalities of Conthey (Valais), Ormont-Dessus and Bex (Vaud).