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SPECIAL TRAMWAY HOURS FOR PRESIDENTS’ DAY WEEKEND
PALM SPRINGS, CA (February 11, 2022) The Palm Springs Aerial Tramway will observe special holiday hours during Presidents’ Day Weekend February 19-21, 2022 with the first Tram car up each day at 8:00 a.m., the last Tram car up at 6:30 p.m. and the last Tram car down at 8:00 p.m. Tram cars depart at least every 30 minutes.
Enjoy a day or evening above the desert floor exploring the 14,000-acre Mt. San Jacinto State Park & Wilderness and be awed by spectacular Coachella Valley vistas from the Mountain Station.
Tram admission is $28.95 for adults and $16.95 for children ages 3-10. After 4:00 p.m., Twilight Tickets are $25.95 for adults and seniors, and $13.95 for children ages 3-10.
SPECIAL TRAM HOURS FOR MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. HOLIDAY
PALM SPRINGS, CA (January 11, 2022) The Palm Springs Aerial Tramway will observe holiday hours during the Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Weekend January 15-17 with the first tram up each day at 8:00 a.m., the last tram up at 8:00 p.m. and the last tram down at 9:30 p.m. Tram cars depart at least every 30 minutes.
At the Mountain Station, visitors may enjoy viewpoints, dining, a gift shop, a natural history museum, over 50 miles of hiking trails and two documentary-style movies about the Palm Springs Aerial Tramway and the Mount San Jacinto State Park.
Tram admission is $28.95 for adults and $16.95 for children ages 3-10 years.
Special discounts and packages are available after 4:00 p.m. Twilight Tickets are $25.95 for adults and seniors, and $13.95 for children ages 3-10. Ride ‘n’ Dine, which includes tram fare and dinner at Pines Café, a cafeteria-style restaurant, is $38.00 for adults and seniors, and $24.50 for children ages 3-10.
TRAMWAY’S SNOW GUESSING CONTEST WINNERS ANNOUNCED
PALM SPRINGS, CA (December 14, 2021) The Palm Springs Aerial Tramway’s Annual Snow Guessing Contest officially ended on Tuesday, December 14 with one inch of measurable snow at the Tramway’s Mountain Station as of 11:30 a.m.
The first ten contestants who submitted the correct date are:
- Ben Broyles, CA
- Janet Shutak of Palm Springs, CA
- Phillip Merriam of Highland, CA
- Bruce Palmer of Palm Desert, CA
- David Butts of Anchorage, AK
- Matthew Sarmiento/Edward Ramos of Palm Springs, CA
- Scott Nevison of Palm Springs, CA
- Curtis Conant of Palm Desert, CA
- Stewart Arledge of Santee, CA
- Geri Pederson of Arleta, CA (tie)
- Aurora Pedroza of Thousand Palms, CA (tie)
The winners will receive four regular Tramway admissions plus a Tramway-embroidered baseball cap. The contest began October 1 and 717 entries were received.
