 Poster: A snowHead
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I'm off snowboarding in Feb to L2A and I'm currently in the market for a good pair of goggles. Budget is not a big consideration.
Any advice on goggles and especially lens colour would be greatly appreciated ...
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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I have 2 pairs Oakley Wisdoms (Black iridium for when its sunny) and Crowbar (H.I Yellow for when its overcast/snowy)-highly reccommend both! If you do a forum search it'll throw up a whole lot on this.
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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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With goggles, you tend to get what you pay for. It depends which design fits your face as to which you should choose, and if you wear a helmet, which fits best with that.
There are lots of good makes, some favoured by skiers and some by snowboarders although I imagine they all do the same job at the end of the day.
I have a couple of pairs of Smith goggles, one pair with rose-tinted lens (good for random sun/cloudy days) and one pair with yellowy lens for cloudy/flat light days.
If you're going somewhere very sunny, you'd probably be better going for slightly darker lenses. 
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I have skied with Quiksilver Whazoo 2 googles for four years and they have been amazing. Visibility is excellent in all conditions and only ever get condensation build up on the lense if the top vent is blocked with snow. Just by running your finger along the top and clearing the snow de-mists them and you're on your way. The majority of the time I use an orange chrome lense. I have had Oakley before, they are pretty similar in quality so go for the one that looks the best!
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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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Even though I ski, I use Anon boarding goggles which offer great peripheral vision. My neck isn't as mobile as it used to be and every little helps.
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Try some on, see what fits your face and feels right, very important if you ever wear a helmet as not all goggles fit all helmets properly.
Personally I like Adidas Yodai.
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spy spy or spy - the best ranges and great optics also quite like electric but spy are by far the nicest I have ever tried
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I have some smith that fit excelent with my helmet and the rose lens provides me with great vision in all light condition.
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