Seeing the Mountain Clearly
Lighting ski slopes isn’t just about brightness—it’s about clarity. And clarity comes from Color Rendering Index (CRI), a measure of how accurately light reveals the true colors of what it hits.
Most commercial LED fixtures run a low CRI—around 70 or less—which can make the slope look washed out and flat at night. For general night skiing and riding, that’s already a compromise. But for terrain park users and downhill racers, it can be the difference between progression and injury.
Snowlux is different.
Our fixtures deliver very high CRI, meaning snow texture, shadows, jumps, rails, and ruts all show up with accuracy and contrast. The result? A slope that looks and feels alive—even under artificial light.
Terrain park riders rely on visual feedback for timing and precision. With low CRI lights, it’s easy to miss the lip of a jump, the end of a rail, or subtle snow transitions. High CRI lighting helps them judge distance, spot landings, and ride with confidence.
Downhill racers moving at 40+ mph need to read terrain in milliseconds. Shadows, snow variation, and gate markings need to pop, not blend into a white blur. With Snowlux, racers can see what’s coming—and adjust instantly.
Finally, while we are talking about clarity, a quick note on flickering, a common early objection to LED’s. Flickering was notable and common in some early LED’s more then a decade ago. Flickering is caused by undersized low quality power supply units and drivers that power the LED diode. Snowlux fixtures were designed and have been field proven to have zero flicker.
