Yearly Archives: 2019

PALM SPRINGS, CA (April 29, 2019) Southern California residents have long known that the coolest spot during the hot summer months is just a 10-minute tram ride away in the alpine forests atop majestic Mount San Jacinto. Beginning May 1, the Palm Springs Aerial Tramway’s Summer Pass makes “escaping the heat” easy—and affordable—for everyone when […]

Extended Hours Monday April 15 – Friday April 19

PALM SPRINGS, CA (April 8, 2019). The Palm Springs Aerial Tramway is happy to announce early opening beginning Monday, April 15 and running through Friday, April 19.  For those five days, the Tram will open an hour early at 9:00 a.m.

Spring Break visitors will have an […]

Breakfast Event Celebrates Attraction’s Past, Present and Future

PALM SPRINGS, CA (April 5, 2019) On Sunday, April 7, Rotary Club of Palm Springs presents “Breakfast On the Mountain,” at the Palm Springs Aerial Tramway’s Mountain Station starting at 10:00 a.m.

This event features a buffet breakfast followed by a Tramway history panel discussion moderated by KGX […]

Popular Attraction Ends Six-Week Closure

PALM SPRINGS, CA (April 1, 2019) Today at 10:00 a.m., the Palm Springs Aerial Tramway welcomed its first visitors since the storm-related closure on February 14.

Tram guests started lining up early to purchase tickets to be among the first to ride after the extended closure due to the unprecedented weather […]

Celebrate Easter Sunday at 8,516 Feet

PALM SPRINGS, CA (March 28, 2019) One of the most spectacular places to watch the sunrise on Easter is at the Palm Springs Aerial Tramway’s Mountain Station, elevation 8,516 feet. On Sunday, April 21, beginning at 5:30 a.m., celebrate Easter Sunrise Service with songs of faith, hope and joy […]

Popular Attraction Closed for 46 Days After February Flood

PALM SPRINGS, CA (March 25, 2019) The Palm Springs Aerial Tramway is scheduled to reopen Monday, April 1 after completing repairs from damages sustained in the February 14 flood.

In addition to a section of the road being washed-out over a drainage culvert, a second section of […]

February 27, 2019 – The Mount San Jacinto Winter Park Authority—the governing body for the Palm Springs Aerial Tramway—met today and authorized the following:

• For Tramway employees who do not have work available for them during the closure, wage continuance will be extended through March 31, 2019, which coincides with the April 1 tentative reopening […]
  

February 25, 2019 – Additional items have been added since the February 19 assessment regarding damages sustained to the Palm Springs Aerial Tramway from the February 14 storm.

• Repair work to the washed-out portion of Tram Way should be completed by the end of this week.
• Upon completion of road repairs, heavy equipment will be […]
  

February 19, 2019 – A partial assessment has been completed regarding damages sustained to the Palm Springs Aerial Tramway from the February 14 storm.

• The power line at the Valley Station feeding electricity to the Mountain Station was severed resulting in damage to one of the Valley Station’s electrical panels. The Mountain Station continues to […]
  

February 18, 2019 – Clean-up efforts continue at the Palm Springs Aerial Tramway after the February 14 rain storm and flash flood.

Concurrently, inspections and damage assessments are being made of the road, the Mountain and Valley Stations, and the tram itself. More information will be made available once completed.

There is currently no reopening date. Download […]