Ski slopes differ from other sports in their lighting. Snow reflects light enormously, and the slopes require high-power floodlights to be installed at great heights.
The choice and number of floodlights are carefully considered to provide the visual comfort you need.
It’s common to see nighttime ski runs, which requires the installation of masts and lighting. LED spotlights are the most economical and efficient solution.
Indeed, compared to other metal halide lighting systems, LED technology offers a definite cost advantage. Older spotlights consume about twice as much power and require a few minutes of waiting before reaching full brightness.
With LED lights, the spotlight’s maximum power is available as soon as it’s switched on, allowing you to ski at your best at any time!
These are our most powerful floodlights, with different models: 600W, 960W, 1200W, 1500W, and 1800W, and a luminous efficacy of 140 lm/W.
They are particularly practical for ski slopes because their high power gives them the advantage of providing good long-distance lighting, but also thanks to the numerous light diffusion optics we can equip. These optics allow you to direct the light as desired and thus evenly illuminate the slope.
At Speqtris Sport, the lifespan of a Goliath luminaire is calculated according to L70, L80, and L90 standards.
We also recommend maintaining your lighting from time to time to maintain its maximum efficiency. When it snows, snowflakes settle on the projector optics and, as they dry, turn into a thin layer of dust, slightly blocking the light from passing through.
| Lifespan | at 25°C | at 30°C | at 45°C |
| L70 | 326 000h | 300 000h | 287 000h |
| L80 | 197 000h | 175 000h | 162 000h |
| L90 | 82 000h | 80 000h | 78 000h |
There are no specific recommendations for ski slope lighting. However, low average illumination, around 20 lux, is recommended. Since snow reflects light heavily, low illumination will be enhanced, allowing for optimal lighting and reduced energy consumption.
It’s also important to remember that ski slopes are located in natural environments rich in flora and fauna; floodlights must not disturb the life there, hence the low intensity of light on the slopes.
Lighting a ski slope requires taking several parameters into account:
Don’t hesitate to contact our team for any ski slope lighting project; they will be able to advise you accordingly.
In our experience, the lighting fixtures should be installed on lighting poles located on one side of the slope at a height of approximately 10 meters. It is not necessary to have poles on each side; a single lighting pole per section of the slope is sufficient to illuminate the ski run.
We recommend narrow lenses to focus the light on the trail and avoid illuminating areas where mountain wildlife live. In fact, excessive light in the evening could cause stress in some animals.
With over 13 years of field experience and projects, we’ve designed a range of lighting layouts and installations for each sport using our sports guide.
This tool will allow you to quickly find the photometric studies corresponding to your project and define and recommend the appropriate equipment for the desired lighting result.
