Its location on the southern ridge (Spallagrat) of the Piz Bernina makes it an important staging post in ascending that mountain.

The route follows the Upper Scerscen Glacier, a snow couloir, ending with a 200-meter climb up a steep rock buttress fixed with metal cables.

The road is exposed to falling stones in the summer and for this reason it is rarely used during that period.

The hut was a built on a 300m rock promontory, and was a simple structure, capable of sheltering 32 people, but lacked cooking facilities.

[7] In 2017 an organized crowdfunding appeal attempted to raise over €40,000 for new photo-voltaic panels to provide power for the hut.