Engineers Turned A Bus Into A Ski Lift, It Failed Spectacularly

These days, most ski resort transportation infrastructure is spit-shined, polished, and ruthlessly efficient, the culmination of decades-long trial and error. But to figure out the best way to move skiers up and down the mountain, you have to screw up a few times. Enter the Mt. Hood Aerial Skiway, a strange aerial bus contraception that connected Government Camp to Timberline Lodge in years past. Check out this video from Peter Dibble that tells this odd project's story.On January 1st, 1951, the