 Poster: A snowHead
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Hi All,
Forum newbie here ....
Going to invest in a good pair of Oakley sunglasses as i prefer to were shades rather than googles when on the piste.
I have read some negative reviews regarding polarised glasses i.e. you cannot see patches of ice etc.
So my question is does anyone on this forum have experience with polarised sunglasses on piste? Would you recommend them?
Any advice appreciated, thanks.
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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 find sunglasses tend to steam up more than goggles. Also, in flat light they are next to useless unless you get the kind that have interchangeable lenses. Decathlon do cheapish wrap arounds which have a range of different colour lenses all the way through to clear. Don't know about Oakley, but I would guess they are quite pricey. As I tend to sit on and or lose sunglasses for a variety of reasons including incompetence (well mainly incompetence) I would be a tad peeved about losing a pair of Oakleys.
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Shades = No
Goggles = Yes
As ajl says, they are no good in flat light.
If you prefer shades in the sun, fair enough but I would get a pair of orange lensed goggles for the bad days.
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dome90uk, welcome to snowHeads 
I'm firmly in the camp of goggles are only for days when I've lost my sunnies......even in heavy snow I don't like them, so can understand your preference. I've not tried polarised, as the reports I read suggested that they weren't great.
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I also think that goggles are better than shades. Shades might look cool but they don't provide the same purpose as the goggles.
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dome90uk, I prefer polarized...
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I wear a helmet and have come very close to being thrown in the chokey by the fashion police... so its goggles all the way from now on.
I preferred wearing sunnies and have used polarised ones, which were fine. I had the Decathalon cycling shades kit and used the yellow and the clear lenses on bad light days. The clear ones were especially good when it was getting dark quickly, other than that it was yellow shades for low light and hey worked well.
The great thing about sunglasses is that if they do steam on the lift, you can clear this by turning your head sideways for a couple of seconds and getting a rush of air behind the lenses. The tan marks are shocking though.
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I think there are glasses that may be suitable for low light, either ones for cycling or for xc skiing. The latter seem to have light yellow lenses in them.
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I have some polarised goggles. Yer, the surface changes a bit if you tilt your head but I don't think they actually help me see any better. Perhaps they might if they were polarised at different angles or if the polarisation rotated with time - LCD specs anyone?
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You won't go wrong with polorised oakleys. I use them in bright conditions but I am getting used to goggles now and the difference is immense. My goggles are polorised FTR.
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