advise on ski goggles please!

Hi there,

Ive just got back in to skiing after a 5 year break. After mastering
these new carving skiis on our local dry slope, i decided to venture
on to the real stuff at our local mountain in scotland - Cairngorm.
Ive been up a few times but the main problem i have is seeing.

I cant remember which colour of lens i used to use, so i bought a
yellow tint for dim weather and a dark red brown for bright weather.

Well on the first day i could just see with either, although not
perfect i could still see where i was going - just.

However on the second day the conditions were a bit brighter - or
dimmer - dont know! and with either lens colour i found it difficult,
if not impossible to see. Is this a common problem? can anyone
recommend another colour. ?

I was told that a rosey lens would be good for the dim weather that we
get in scotland but didnt want to get another set and they be wrong.

Any help would be appreciated - maybe i am going blind?

Thanks . Neville. Edinburgh

"roger" wrote in message
m...

What brand are you using? Hold the goggles to the light and see if the
coating's been smeared (which will eventually happen to the iridium from
Oakley).

roger wrote:

Hi there,

Ive just got back in to skiing after a 5 year break. After mastering
these new carving skiis on our local dry slope, i decided to venture
on to the real stuff at our local mountain in scotland - Cairngorm.
Ive been up a few times but the main problem i have is seeing.

I cant remember which colour of lens i used to use, so i bought a
yellow tint for dim weather and a dark red brown for bright weather.

Well on the first day i could just see with either, although not
perfect i could still see where i was going - just.

However on the second day the conditions were a bit brighter - or
dimmer - dont know! and with either lens colour i found it difficult,
if not impossible to see. Is this a common problem? can anyone
recommend another colour. ?

I was told that a rosey lens would be good for the dim weather that we
get in scotland but didnt want to get another set and they be wrong.

Any help would be appreciated - maybe i am going blind?

Make sure the lens is at the front.

Roger... really.

"Jiyang Chen" wrote in message ...
"roger" wrote in message
m...

What brand are you using? Hold the goggles to the light and see if the
coating's been smeared (which will eventually happen to the iridium from
Oakley).


I think they were just a fairly cheap brand called "sinner" but they
seem to be pretty popular and are brand new - my wife bought me them
for christmas - holding both pairs up to the light they are fine, i am
going to buy a really good pair as i suppose your eyes are the most
important thing but cant decide the colour. Maybe i can borrow a
couple of different colours from the shop next time i go.

"BrritSki" wrote in message
...

Make sure the lens is at the front.

I was thinking that there should be a standard "Turtle Wax" style response
to the goggle-color question. This is working in that direction, but could
be punchier.

sjjohnston wrote:

"BrritSki" wrote in message
...

Make sure the lens is at the front.

I was thinking that there should be a standard "Turtle Wax" style response
to the goggle-color question. This is working in that direction, but could
be punchier.

True. I was thinking more in terms of potatoes and Speedos.

BrritSki wrote in message ...
roger wrote:

Hi there,

Ive just got back in to skiing after a 5 year break. After mastering
these new carving skiis on our local dry slope, i decided to venture
on to the real stuff at our local mountain in scotland - Cairngorm.
Ive been up a few times but the main problem i have is seeing.

I cant remember which colour of lens i used to use, so i bought a
yellow tint for dim weather and a dark red brown for bright weather.

Well on the first day i could just see with either, although not
perfect i could still see where i was going - just.

However on the second day the conditions were a bit brighter - or
dimmer - dont know! and with either lens colour i found it difficult,
if not impossible to see. Is this a common problem? can anyone
recommend another colour. ?

I was told that a rosey lens would be good for the dim weather that we
get in scotland but didnt want to get another set and they be wrong.

Any help would be appreciated - maybe i am going blind?

Make sure the lens is at the front.

Roger... really.

A rose-tinted lens from a quality manufacturer generally provides
better definition in the greatest range of circumstances.

I agree about the Rose color. That's the only color I can wear. I don't know
why its so scarce

In message , Msrebug
writes
I agree about the Rose color. That's the only color I can wear. I don't know
why its so scarce

The last time but one that we discussed this, someone suggested you buy
your goggles in a snowy place on a cloudy day, you can shortlist the
ones that fit and then see which one best emphasises the shadows on
snow.
Any kerbside heap of clean snow will do for this.

(Note for OP: last time we discussed it everyone agreed on rose; this is
the only time in RSA history that the group's agreed on anything.)

A friend owns a 1980s pair of famous-name goggles that are a sort of
shocking-pink colour. When used in flat light they were absolutely no
help whatever - what should he do with them - any suggestions?

Goggles should be double-glazed with flexible plastic and the space
between the layers should be ventilated (usually through the foam
surround). They'll still steam up if you let snow get on the inside.
--
Sue ]0(

Sue wrote:

In message , Msrebug
writes
I agree about the Rose color. That's the only color I can wear. I don't know
why its so scarce

The last time but one that we discussed this, someone suggested you buy
your goggles in a snowy place on a cloudy day, you can shortlist the
ones that fit and then see which one best emphasises the shadows on
snow.
Any kerbside heap of clean snow will do for this.

Flatest light I've ever been in was A-Basin one afternoon. "Jesus, I
can barely see anything, are these goggles even helping me?", I
thought. I tried taking them off. Yup, they sure were. Relatively
speaking.

I suppose there are people who have specialized goggles: fog goggles,
flat-light goggles, etc. I'm not one of them.

Dave