The Ski Lift That Shouldn't Exist

A lot goes into ski lift construction, from engineering to visionary design. Sometimes, when these two categories are firing on both cylinders, you get extraordinary results. Enter the Hohstock ski lift, located in Belalp, Switzerland. This lift accomplishes something few lifts on Earth can: left, right, upwards, and downwards turns. Due to engineering hang-ups best explained by the experts, most ski lifts need to move as the crow flies. Not the Hohstock, though.Check out this video for a d