Twentynine Palms resident Jeff Ohlfs was elected as the 2024 Chairperson of the governing body for the Palms Springs Aerial Tramway.
The tramway is overseen by the Mount San Jacinto Winter Park Authority, and Ohlfs will continue serving as chairperson for the organization. Ohlfs was originally appointed to the Authority by Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. in 2018 and reappointed by Governor Gavin Newsom in 2023.
Ohlfs has worked with the Federal Emergency Management Agency, San Bernardino County Sheriff Morongo Basin Search and Rescue Team, and served as a ranger at Joshua Tree National Park, Hot Springs National Park, and C&O Canal National Historical Park.
The Palm Springs Aerial Tramway is the world’s largest rotating tram car. Opened in 1963, the Tram’s 80-passenger cars travel along the breathtaking cliffs of Chino Canyon from the Valley Station (elevation 2,643 ft.) to the Mountain Station (elevation 8,516 ft.) in approximately 10 minutes.
