Our conference excursion is a ride on Sandia Peak Tramway where you will ascend one of America’s most stunning urban peaks. Reaching the 10,378-foot crest of the Sandia Mountains, an 11,000 square mile panoramic view awaits you. "It’s an elevation of the body, mind, and soul in a mere 15 minutes."
https://sandiapeak.com/- This excursion will include dinner at the beautiful Sandia Pueblo Casino.
- There is no additional charge for this excursion as long as you have paid the conference registration fee.
- The chartered tour buses will bring everyone back to the UNM campus and the conference hotels* that evening. The conference hotels are the Hilton Garden Inn, Homewood Suites, and SpringHill Suites all located on Central Ave.
Instructions for loading excursion buses•Goal is to start loading into buses at 3:45 pm & leave at 4:00 PM!•Students have a break between 2-3:30 PM
•Excursion Charter bus instructions:
- Campus Option - I recommend staying on campus & meeting by 3:30pm in SUB Ballrooms to stage for loading buses for the excursion (see details below)
- Conference Hotels Option (Hilton Garden Inn/Homewood Suites or Springhill Suites on Central Avenue ): We will have excursion charter buses at the official conference hotels and you may board there. Be ready by 3:30! (see details below)
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Name Badge-EVERYONE must wear your conference name badge to participate. Do not leave it in your hotel room
IMPORTANT: Dinner will be served at 7pm for those traveling to the tramway first, so you must board a return tramway car when your guide tells you. Food safety regulations only allow buffets to be out for over an hour. This means that if you do not get back to the bus on time, you will not eat and could delay everyone else on your bus and prevent them from eating too.
*If you have a colored dot on your nametag, you either did not RSVP for this excursion or you RSVP’d that you did not want to attend. In either case, you may not board a bus to attend this off-campus event.Updated 9/1/25
