Ski goggles recommendations

[alfa pint]

Just going through some kit prior to getting my flight out to alpe d'huez on Saturday and realised that my favourite goggles (15 year old Oakleys with a yellow lens) have split a lens.

I have a second pair, but they've got red lenses and aren't as good in flat light, which is when I really want them. The yellow lens has worked well in flat light in the past.

Any ph recommendations? Don't want to spend a fortune on these, so under £70 if poss. I tend to wear polarised Bolle shades most of the time, but I need something that works in flat light or when it's snowing.

[wongthecorrupter]

alfa pint said:

Just going through some kit prior to getting my flight out to alpe d'huez on Saturday and realised that my favourite goggles (15 year old Oakleys with a yellow lens) have split a lens.

I have a second pair, but they've got red lenses and aren't as good in flat light, which is when I really want them. The yellow lens has worked well in flat light in the past.

Any ph recommendations? Don't want to spend a fortune on these, so under £70 if poss. I tend to wear polarised Bolle shades most of the time, but I need something that works in flat light or when it's snowing.

Anon helix goggles,they come with 2 lenses a mirrored lens to protect your eyes from the sun and a orange lens if theres any flat light.£49.95.....i cant see the point in spending any more cash.
boardwise.co.uk

[Shmee]

Anything from Oakley with a Hi-Vis lens. I use the clear yellow one in low light and after a few season I still think it's absolutely fantastic. You could pick up a pair of Crowbars on eBay for not too much I think.

[smac]

What is flat light? I find it difficult to see the contours of the snow once in shadow - afternoons when the sun is behind the mountain etc what sort of lens do I need? Is there something to enhance depth perception at these times?

[Shmee]

smac said:

What is flat light? I find it difficult to see the contours of the snow once in shadow - afternoons when the sun is behind the mountain etc what sort of lens do I need? Is there something to enhance depth perception at these times?

Or when there are thick clouds and it's very hard to make out the difference between ground and cloud.

The solution is a high-intensity lens that does indeed do a spectacular job of enhancing the visibility, many people don't realise that the mirrored or black iridium style lenses are spectacularly bad when the light goes down.

[alfa pint]

smac said:

What is flat light? I find it difficult to see the contours of the snow once in shadow - afternoons when the sun is behind the mountain etc what sort of lens do I need? Is there something to enhance depth perception at these times?

That's exactly what flat light is! Either when it's cloudy or the sun's set.

You need yellow or orange lenses to make what shadow there is more obvious. Darker ones are really really rubbish. The red ones in my other goggles are a good allrounder, but not a patch on my yellow lensed oakleys.

I've found a pair of old nike shades with interchangeable yellow lenses. Think I'll take those with me as well as the bolle shades so that I've got something for flat light - I can then use my other goggles for when / if it's snowing. And keep an eye out for cheap good goggles like the anons recommended above.

[shunt]

Oakley Wisdom, with Persimmon lense is what you want. Just check they fit you're helmet. Never mist up and very hardy, money very well spent:

http://www.theinternetopticians.co.uk/oakley-snow-...

[Shmee]

Not so sure about the Wisdom; lots of money for perhaps not the best product, they were designed with looks in mind not so much real world practicality.