The refuge, named after the "Cadore" Alpine Brigade, is located at an altitude of 1,617 meters on Col Faverghera, near the arrival station of the chairlift that goes up from Nevegal in the Col Visentin mountain range, in a panoramic point that allows you to glimpse, on clear days, the glimmer of the Venice lagoon. It was inaugurated on October 26, 1958, with the delivery of the keys to the then president of the CAI Ugo Dalla Bernardina. The refuge was a classic destination for the people of Belluno until the 1980s. Until, that is, when Nevegàl, for various reasons, became less attractive. It is worth reporting a comment (review by Giuseppe Cerra) on what the Brigata Cadore refuge was: «It's a shame it's closed. In the winter, at the time when Gustav Thoeni kept us glued to the television, it was so crowded that it was difficult to get in. Outside it was full of deck chairs for sun lovers. We ate a sandwich, between beers, chips, punch and mulled wine. It was the center of a world that no longer exists".
It must be said that the place remains splendid. And it must also be remembered that in 2013 the disused structure was the object of interest of Dolomiti Contemporanee who held the first session of Open in Painting there. The refuge was transformed by the organizers into "an open-air palette". The hope of many Belluno residents is that in the new life of the "Colle" a new life can also be found for the Brigata Cadore.
Today, in private hands, it is one of the many buildings that characterize the recent history of the Alpe del Nevegal. A large building parallelepiped, a phalanstery, closed to the public for many years.
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