 Poster: A snowHead
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I'm sure there's been a thread on this but can't find it by searching, so sorry to go over old ground.
I'm a goggle person, whatever the weather, rather than sunglasses. I have 2 pairs of Oakleys - a pair for bright conditions and a pair for low light (which are an almost clear yellowy colour and were a rush purchase during a total white-out holiday). I find unless really sunny my bright ones are either too dark and in flat light the low light ones tend to flatten the slope too much and I can lose confidence in these conditions.
So, please - in your opinions, what is the best all-round colour goggles to have? I'm going to treat myself before I go to Val at Christmas. Thank you!
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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In the Oakley range; I use the Hi-Blue which is probably that yellowy one you describe for low light, and the Black Iridium for everything else. Seems to work OK.
Can you buy a new set of lenses for the goggles you have?
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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in flat light the low light ones tend to flatten the slope too much and I can lose confidence in these conditions.
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Your goggles are probably doing the best they can, especially if they are the Hi-Blue (why are they called Blue when they're yellow, incidentally? I've often wondered). It would probably be even more difficult without them, and those sort of conditions are just really difficult and confidence-sapping for most people - certainly for me. I tend to favour skiing to the nearest cosy bar with a log fire and a vin chaud in those conditions.
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why are they called Blue when they're yellow, incidentally? I've often
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Isn't it because it filter's blue light?
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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I like a light, warm browny/orange (Oakley used to call this Persimmon) for everyday use, as I find blue or grey ones can look a bit cold and dull.
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Pink for me. Makes the world a nicer place and pulls out detail in low light. An eyeropractor once wrote somewhere that different folks need different colours for the best result because their eyes react individually. I mean 'because they are different individuals' rather than each eye doing it's own thing like a chameleon. And yes, I had forgotten the word for optician.
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H.I Yellow-Oakley lens on Crowbars for when its dull, Black Iridium on Wisdoms for blue-bird days!
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fallliner, I second the pink. When I bought mine I tried all sorts from the shop on a true white out day and the pink gave me much more depth of field than the Hi Blue/Yellow ones. They have the added advantage of being fine for medium bright light too so if the weather clears a bit, they're still OK. Bright sun is too bright for them though so I have a pair of Carrera Hyperred for bright days which work well for me too.
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this thread has got me thinking,im probobly going to finland so not much skiing will be done in natural light,has any1 got any recommendations?
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Another vote for Persimmon.
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Thanks for this. I'll see if I can get some spare lenses rather than buy new goggles. I knew you could do it with sunglasses but not goggles too. If I can find a shop (think there's a big one in London) then I'll try out the different colours and make sure I get the right ones.
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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I have an ancient pair of pink Bolles. I think they will have to be repalced soon. Not looking forward to that - they are much loved and trusted.
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I visited the Oakley website - www.oakley.com/women Picked ski goggles for women (I chose A Frame) and not only does it display all their lenses within the different frames available but you can also see how they will view the snow. Choose, for example, Persimmon and then click on 'Lens Tints' and it shows you a simulated view of a half pipe - one side with the lens and the other with the naked eye so you can get a feel for what the contrast is (rather than staring around a shop imagining snow!).
Well, I thought it rather clever  It's helped me narrow it down to either Persimmon (not sure if there is any difference between ordinary or high intensity) or the Pink Iridium. Think Permisson will win.
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You know it makes sense.
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Beverley, I'm not sure that you're necessarily going to find what you're looking for. Some lens are better than others in low light conditions, but when it gets to really flat light, everything loses contrast, and it comes down to technique, and confidence.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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To be honest (irrespective of what the Manufacturers tell you!!) there's no happy medium to be had here, different colours react differently to every lighting condition.
So if you prefer goggles to glasses the simplest (and safest) way round this is, unfortunately carrying two pairs.
Dark lensed ones for sunshine/bright light and orange/pink for snowfall/low light conditions.
At least it gives you an excuse buy two pairs !!
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Poster: A snowHead
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dazman, I've never bought goggles for bright weather - I've relied on shades. Which are fine unless I fall in powder. So the secret is not to, which is fine until I do - usaullly when I am feeling smug about not falling. 
However, 2 pairs of goggles strikes me as too much bulk - and, OK, I prefer the shades.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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achilles, Me too. I absolutely loathe wearing goggles, so will only do so if it's snowing.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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I am another who goes with the goggles at all times for no other reason than I tend to find my eyes water too much when travelling at even modest speed and I end up skiing half blind 
I used to have a pair of Scotts with a pink lens for low light conditions, but they bit the dust a while ago and I have never got round to replacing them, so rely on my black iridiums for all conditions. Not ideal I know, but I somehow seem to manage...maybe an idea for a christmas present!!
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Or two lenses. I often carry another lens with me, most goggle bags have a pocket for this...
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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| Or two lenses. I often carry another lens with me, most goggle bags have a pocket for this... |
Ah yeah, nice idea. How do the frames stand up to lenses being pulled in & out nowadays? IIRC my Scotts didn't stand up to that too well, they kind of lost their 'grip' of the lens after a while so it would keep popping out. 
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Big G, I buy goggles so infrequently I don't know what modern goggles are like. But in the past, changing lenses was such a fiddle as to be impractical - and I would have ost the friendship of my party in the process.
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achilles, Yeah, I would probably pick a lens for the prevailing conditions for that day and stick with it. Can't be @rsed with fiddling around in lift queues etc 
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I agree, that's why I generally stick with Persimmon. You don't want to be doing it often. But if it's a really bright day and I've put the mirror lens in, I like to take another in case it clouds over. You can always do it at lunch. My Anons seem to be ok with this, the Oakleys are a bit more of a struggle....
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I have Oakleys with a Fire Iridium lens - used these last year in very snowy lowlight conditions. They were fine ! 
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The oakley web site has a special guide to lense colours and what they do in snow even has an interactive demo have to say though the Hi intesity yellow iridium are great in everythign
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Persimmon for me too - rode with them last year, in drastically variable conditions, and they were fine for everything (including the bright days). They were a bit rubbish when you were actually in the cloud, as happened a couple of times, but I guess that's to be expected....
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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my gold iridium oakley wisdoms were awesome in every condition i used them in. untill i dropped them off a lift 
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The problem with this dilemma is it's all down to personal taste.
I wear glasses normally (Oakley Eyepatch) for regular and sunny conditions and I've a pair of Quiksilver mirrored/orange goggles for when it's snowing and the light is down.
And Mark 20vt dropping stuff off a chair is a mortal sin!!
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