 Poster: A snowHead
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Mine keeps fogging up... I've seen those "double lens" ones with anti fog, are they any good? Any one has any ski goggles to recommend? I'm so sick of skiing almost blind or stopping ever so often to wipe the goggles clean. In fact, the antifog I sprayed froze up and made it impossible to use the goggles.
Any advice please?
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Yes, antifog is great. The air gap acts like double glazing, so you don't (really) get condensation.
Mine were a fiver or so from Lidl. So no need to spend thousands on a brand name...
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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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Double lenses are a must. Bought some Bolle ones form TK Maxx for £20 last season - very good. Now use Anons, which are amazingly good - they cost £35.
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I have some oakley crowbars and can't recommend them enough. They never fog up, have a great width of vision and fit ski helmets really well straight out of the box.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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The trick is not to push them up and let them sit on your forehead ...
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I've got a pair of Smiths goggles with dual lens. They very rarely fog and only then if I leave them up on my head after some heavy exersion and the resultant heat creates condensation on the inner lens.
One word of caution though, the inner lens is soft and prone to scratching so for cleaning or removing any condensation it's wise to use a lint-free, soft cloth.
The make I bought (about 6 years ago) were about £45.00, so may well be more expensive now. They also have quite a wide lens, making for good peripheral vision.
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hyweljenkins, That's interesting. I was told by an instructor to do exactly that - as opposed to lifting them and putting them up on your hat. He said it would prevent any moisture getting inside and then fogging. Have to admit I was doing that (and looking like a total nonce doing it) whilst the others in the group lifted theirs up onto their hats and I was the only one with no fogging. I'm confused now.. 
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| Teckie wrote: |
Mine keeps fogging up... I've seen those "double lens" ones with anti fog, are they any good? Any one has any ski goggles to recommend? I'm so sick of skiing almost blind or stopping ever so often to wipe the goggles clean. In fact, the antifog I sprayed froze up and made it impossible to use the goggles.
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Have you tried SalClear?
It's an anti fog spray, which I bought last week - not had a chance to test it yet, but it sounded pretty handy from the web site (naturally). It would save you having to buy another pair of goggles, and is designed for use in cold temps...
I'm not going to find out any time soon if it's any good though, as after clearing my goggles of the scuffed remnants of original antifog/reflective coating with a cloth - I'd scratched the lenses, rendering them useless. back bottom. (edit: 'back bottom'? I meant @rse!!)
it was only a fiver, so I thought at the time it was worth a punt.
I'm back in the market for a new pair now too. Personally I think lowlight/orange lenses are the key feature to have...
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Bolle double lens goggles £15 at Costco. Buy, use, abuse, bin & buy more. They have them every year in the winter months. Decent Lenses, don't fog up unless you do the forehead thing.
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| Schuss in Boots wrote: |
| hyweljenkins, That's interesting. I was told by an instructor to do exactly that - as opposed to lifting them and putting them up on your hat. He said it would prevent any moisture getting inside and then fogging. Have to admit I was doing that (and looking like a total nonce doing it) whilst the others in the group lifted theirs up onto their hats and I was the only one with no fogging. I'm confused now.. |
Isn't that to just keep them at the same temperature (keep warm air in)? It probably only works for single lense goggles, without the vents.
Goggles with vents let air in when you're moving to circulate the air but when you stop the cold air comes in which creats condensation. So if vented goggles were on your face, forehead, hat or nuts they'd probably still fog up when you stop.
(errr... I'm not a scientist and could be totally wrong)
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Schuss in Boots, if you sit them on your forehead you'll sweat in to them. I lift mine on to my helmet, vicar, and never get fogging problems. Before I started wearing a helmet they only ever fogged when I pushed them up on to my forehead.
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I used to have big problems with goggles until I bought a pair of Adidas Yodai. The vision you get from them is outstanding, but I used to have a pair of Oakley A-frames and Oakley E-frames before them, and I struggled with both for fogging up and extent of vision. The Yodai's have solved both problems for me, I can't recommend them enough.
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You know it makes sense.
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Try and put them in a pocket or bag when your not using them. Putting them on your head definately creates condensation from what ive been told and my own breif experience.
I got a pair for £25 for TK Maxx and they have double lenses and anti fog and I dont think I had any problems with them at all.
Saying that I prefer sun glasses when possible over goggles.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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I personally believe goggles are person-specific and 'one man's meat is another man's poison'. For instance, I cannot wear Oakley goggles as they fog up the instant I put them on, put I have friends that swear by them. I have tried various anti-fogging liquids, some have helped but none have eliminated fogging completely.
Finding a pair of goggles that are suitable depends on a number of criteria. Things like how much you exert yourself when skiing and the characteristics of your skiing/boarding, how much you sweat, the shape of an individuals face and head, whether one wears a hat, helmet plus the way they wear their hair, what type/shape of jacket you wear and how it is worn around the neck and face area, or whether you wear a mask all make a difference. The OAT can also make a huge difference. The features of the goggles like the lenses and vents and their overall shape need to suit the individual person.
The only way I have found is pure trial and error. However, the best indication is by going into a shop and experimenting when trying different models on. Before I go in I wear the clothes I ski in, and break into a sweat. Then I properly fit the goggles and keep them on to see how they perform. I then stop and move them onto the forehead and see what happens. Lastly I put them back on and fasten my jacket completely, breathe heavily into the jacket so that my exhaled breath is forced upwards through the lower vents. Any pair that can remain unfogged through all that usually works pretty well on the mountain!
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Poster: A snowHead
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NateDoggUK, I've got the wisdoms. I love the Hi-Yellow lens with the iridium coating on the outside. The hi-yellow is great for flat-light (Which was previously my biggest fear) and the iridium on the outside means they're still usable in bright-sunlight. I just wore them all week despite having another pair in my pocket which i had intended to put on when the sun came out but just never felt the need.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Has anyone tried the variable tint ones, such as the Oakley ones in the last S&R catalogue that go from light/dark vermillion?
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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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A good pair of goggles is a must for me.
Oakleys are very good but I prefer Smith. I use the Smith Fuse (in ltd edition kung fu punk rock colours) with a free lense included. One lense is for sunny conditions and the other is a low light lense.
If you buy an all rounder goggle expect to pay around 70 quid for a good pair of Oakleys or Smiths. Bolle are a bit cheaper money-wise but still high spec goggles.
Anon's are ok but I don't think they are as good as the other 3 brands.
I personally wouldn't buy Sinner or Bloc as they are pretty basic and at the end of the day why spend a couple of hundred quid on a cool jacket and then skimp on something like vision???!!!
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Also..
If people are experiencing fogging this could be due to buying cheap goggles.
All decent brand will be double glazed and may have an anti-fog coating inside also along with better foam and good venting. I wear mine on my head a lot and they never fogged on me once, even when in near blizzard conditions and heavy mist.
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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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adidas yodai user here as well... i will never use a different make of goggle as these are just so good. never fog, lots of lenses available, great vision. coming to think of it, i didn't have to wipe my goggles once on saturday at glencoe.
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Adidas Yodai's are awesome too. Very good lenses and anti fog and you can also buy different lenses for them including the Space lense which is 94% tinted for those blazing sunny days!
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Having sense of humour failure on a mogul field and crying was the only way I fogged my possibly cebe not very expensive goggles. Otherwise absolutely fine. Crying was bad for visibility, and didn't improve the mogul field much! Neither was the cat track get out clause much fun - lateral bumps and trees to hug and powder to bury skis in ...
Not my favourite lesson for a 2 week skier - loved off piste in the vallee perdu, loathed the mogulled red at the end
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Randomsabreur, Sympathies.... been there.... done that.... 
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Buy a decent pair Smith, Bolle, Oakley. Cebe with amber lens which will be good for low light and bright sun. Cheaper goggles have a poor foam seal which will break down and drop little bits of dust in your eyes as you take them on and off To prevent fogging clean the inside of the lens with a GOOD soap. If you don't believe me try it on your bathroom mirror first. Soap is the best anti fog treatment and the cheapest.
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Ask any diver how to stop a mask fogging and they will tell you washing up liquid or raw potatoe
Basically keep the lens clean. Ist the fine dirt that acts as nucleation points for the water to condense on
But be careful if your goggles have a bonded anto fog coating. Once you clean em or wipe them they dont have the antifog coating anymore
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Ask any diver how to stop a mask fogging and they will tell you washing up liquid or raw potatoe
Basically keep the lens clean. Ist the fine dirt that acts as nucleation points for the water to condense on
But be careful if your goggles have a bonded anto fog coating. Once you clean em or wipe them they dont have the antifog coating anymore
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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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You could consider Sunglasses as opposed to goggles, less steaming up / fogging, no restricted peripheral vision, but I guess don't look as cool. I use shades in good conditions, nothing in bad vis, I do ski fast too... (but I do wear contacts - so these may help).
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I have a set of Dragons, which are really good, I've had them for a good few years now and they never fog up. However, I would really like a pair of these for flat light conditions:
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You know it makes sense.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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mine fog up soon as it gets cold and snowy - wot am I gonna do bout it?
Alpina Vario Bang - I like them for the extra dark lens cover which clicks on.
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Poster: A snowHead
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As written above, providing there is nothing regarding possibly damaging a specialised lens on a goggle, washing up liquid rubbed on the surface and then polished off will work. I'm not certain how a potato works, but I suspect it is similar to the washing up liq. which works by breaking the surface tension of the water droplet which left undisturbed would otherwise form the condensation.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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When diving don't you spit on the inside of the lens rub it around and rinse off in the sea? Stops my mask from fogging anyway.
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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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If you get water inside your goggles and rub it then expect a fair few scratches on the inside!
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If you wear glasses under the google I have an interesting solution. A firm in Canada called ski-n-see sell a Uvex goggle with the prescription actually impregnated in the lens of the goggle as opposed to having an insert. I have ordered a pair for this season. The prescribed part of the lens is flat, not spherical, so you wont get distortion, I'm assured. Ths type of lens virtually does away with fogging, a perennial problem for optical insert wearers where the insert easily fogs up, thereby mitigating the anti-fogging qualities of the main goggle itself. Unfortunately, there are no stockists in the UK so I had to order from Canada. If you want more info just let me know.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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The spitting in a mask does work as bit as a) it cleans the glass and b) it lowers the surface tension. But its not optimal
Go to Halford and get some Rain X anti fog, a £5er for a huge bottle. Same as the uber expensive small stuff the goggle people sell, While your there get the normal rain X and use it instead of Zardoz, 1/10 of the price for same stuff
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FAQ
I loved the Wisdoms and had no problems with them at all so I'm in the market for another pair of those OR some Crowbars.
. I sweat like a fat lad in a sauna when excersising, gym, football, climbing - whatever so I always struggle with goggles fogging on the slopes.
