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Encyclopedia > Les Diablerets
Diablerets
Elevation: 3,210 metres (10,531 feet)
Coordinates: 46° 18′ 19″ N 7° 11′ 24″ E
Location: Vaud, Switzerland
Range: Bernese Alps
First ascent: ???
Easiest route: ???

The Diablerets is a mountain in the Alps, best known for the ski resort that bears the same name. It is situated in the French-speaking part of Switzerland, in the easternmost area of the Canton of Vaud. A topographical summit is a point on a surface which is higher in elevation than all points immediately adjacent to it. ... The Canton of Vaud is one of the 26 cantons of Switzerland located in the southwestern part of the country. ... The most general definition of mountain range is a group of mountains bordered by lowlands. ... The Bernese Alps (German: Berner Alpen) is a group of mountain ranges in the western part of the Alps, in Switzerland. ... In climbing, a first ascent (FA) is the first climb to reach the top of a mountain, or the first to follow a particular climbing route. ... If you were looking for the car, please see Mercury Mountaineer. ... Mount Cook, a mountain in New Zealand A mountain is a landform that extends above the surrounding terrain in a limited area. ... The Alps is the collective name for one of the great mountain range systems of Europe, stretching from Austria and Slovenia in the east, through Italy, Switzerland, Liechtenstein and Germany to France in the west. ... A ski area is a place where one goes to participate in the sports of skiing and snowboarding. ... The Canton of Vaud is one of the 26 cantons of Switzerland located in the southwestern part of the country. ...


External links

  • Official web site of the ski resort (available in French, English and German)

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Les Diablerets,, Skiswitzerland.com, skiing in Switzerland, Swiss Ski resorts, Zermatt, Jungfrau, Verbier, Saas Fee ... (339 words)
Les Diablerets is a little known resort outside of the major European ski fraternities.
The point is, Les Diablerets, with its superb location and its strong retention of unique Swiss flavor, in addition to some pretty formidable skiing, might be just what the doctor ordered.
Les Mazots, with it's wooded runs, provides a good bit of challenge, and Isneau is best suited to the talents of the recreational skier.
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