Palm Springs Aerial Tramway closed through Monday due to technical issues
The Palm Springs Aerial Tramway announced it will be closed through Monday due to technical difficulties. A power outage and lagging cars led to the shutdown on one of its busiest days.
Guests were transported to the Valley Station Sunday afternoon. There's no word yet when the Palm Springs Aerial Tramway will reopen.
Southern California Edison told News Channel 3 the power outage was fully restored shortly after 9 a.m.
"There was an outage that initially affected 112 customers including the Palm Springs Aerial Tramway. It occurred on Jan. 14th at 5:46 p.m. and crews worked as quickly as safety allowed to fully restore power at 9:09 a.m. on Jan. 15th. The cause of the outage remains under investigation."
Reggie Kumar, SCE Spokesman
Luckily visitors were refunded their tickets, and Palm Springs Aerial Tramway spokesperson, Madison Morgan shared the following about year-round ticket usage.
"When people purchase their tickets from our website, even though they choose a specific date and a time, their tickets are actually valid for one year from the date that they purchased them. So whether it was an error on our end, say we have a power outage or something came up and they just weren't able to make their tramcar, that's totally fine. They're able to use those same tickets within a year of the when they purchased them," says Morgan.
You can find the latest information related to the Palm Springs Aerial Tramway here.
It is currently unknown if the power outage was weather-related as The First Alert Weather Team continues to track rain, wind and mountain snow through tomorrow.
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