The Dix hut was built in 1908 by the Monte Rosa section of the Swiss Alpine Club. This modest wooden house was located on the left bank of the Cheilon glacier at an altitude of 2,640 m. In 1928, it was dismantled and rebuilt higher up, at 2928 m, at a place called Tête-Noir.

In 1936, a new stone hut was built. The latter was finally enlarged in 1978 to its current size. Since then, renovations have enabled the Cabane des Dix to offer guests all the comforts they would expect from a high mountain hut in the Swiss Alps.