Amerlux Helps Ski Resort Protect Dark Skies

Snowmass Village, a picturesque ski town nestled in the Rocky Mountains near Aspen, Colo., wanted to redevelop its town center with new buildings for a hotel, condos, town hall and an outdoor ice rink. The challenge? Built around a 35,000 square foot plaza, the town needed a way to illuminate the space while still preserving area’s iconic night skies.

Construction on the hotel ran over budget and the developer called on Innovative Lighting Consultants (ILC) for help. The Denver-based lighting design firm found a ready answer for the dark skies and budget issues in Amerlux’s Passo LED step light.


End User: Snowmass Village, Colorado

Project Scope: Illuminate the village’s 35,000 sqf town square and footpaths around the plaza with lighting that doesn’t pollute the area’s dark mountain skies. To achieve this, the designers leveraged Amerlux’s rugged Passo step light to provide light for wayfinding while maintaining starry sky views.

So far, 125 Passo step lights have been installed, with specs for upwards of 500 more as the village continues its complete redevelopment plan.


Lighting Designer: Innovative Lighting Consultants, (Denver, Colorado)