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Newbie question - Please help
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I have never gone skiing before, but I would like to try this year. I have 2 questions, I hope someone can help me out with, I apologize in advance, if you get these all the time. 1. What is the purpose of googles? Does the snow really fly into your eyes? Do people ski without them? 2. I wear glasses...I assume I rent googles/skis at the resort. Would I be able to wear googles over my glasses? Whoops, a little more than 2 questions. Thank you |
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Mike wrote:
Hello, I have never gone skiing before, but I would like to try this year. I have 2 questions, I hope someone can help me out with, I apologize in advance, if you get these all the time. 1. What is the purpose of googles? Does the snow really fly into your eyes? Do people ski without them? Different people's eye's behave differently. Any respectable amount of wind flying into my eyes makes them water. For me, glasses do not deflect enough of the wind, so I always ski with goggles. 2. I wear glasses...I assume I rent googles/skis at the resort. Would I be able to wear googles over my glasses? Several brands make goggles that fit over glasses. Not sure on the availability of renting them in your area, you may need to purchase them. Whoops, a little more than 2 questions. That's what we are here for, ask away... -- Chester Bullock, Colorado Ski Conditions and Mountain Cams http://www.black-diamond.com AIM: tenxible YahooIM: ccb247 |
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Mike wrote:
Hello, I have never gone skiing before, but I would like to try this year. I have 2 questions, I hope someone can help me out with, I apologize in advance, if you get these all the time. 1. What is the purpose of googles? Does the snow really fly into your eyes? Do people ski without them? 2. I wear glasses...I assume I rent googles/skis at the resort. Would I be able to wear googles over my glasses? The snow does fly into your eyes if you are doing it right ! Normally a beginner won't be going fast enough to be troubled by snow in the eyes unless it is actually snowing, but if that's the case what you really need is goggles with lenses that will help you see the snow surface. A white-out can be VERY disorientating for anyone. If it's that bad though, a beginner woul dbe better off quitting. The other reason though is eye protection when it's sunny. The sunlight is more intense higher up plus you get it reflected back off the snow too, so you need really good high-factor goggles or glasses. If you go for the latter, make sure they really fit well so the light can't get in round the edges - personally I use glacier glasses which have a very high pf lens and leather edging - I have lovely panda eyes at the end of the week ! You may already have some prescription sunglasses that are good enough, but probably not. I think some goggles will fit over some glasses but it's not a problem I have fortunately - I'm sure someone else will be along shortly to advise. I think that some people have prescription goggles, you'll need those when the bug has bitten you |
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Mike wrote:
1. What is the purpose of googles? Mainly to keep the wind out of your eyes - they're kinda like a windshield. As a beginner you won't (hopefully) be going fast enough to need them for this. Your glasses should be enough. They also serve a secondary purpose of aiding visibility, i.e. a good pair of goggles can help bring out features in the surface of the snow by polarization and coloring. Does the snow really fly into your eyes? It can, but only when it's snowing hard. Do people ski without them? Yep. Lots of people ski with wrap around sunglasses, ordinary glasses, or no eyewear at all. 2. I wear glasses...I assume I rent googles/skis at the resort. You can rent skis, boots and poles at just about every hill. Sometimes you can rent clothing, but this is much rarer. I've never seen goggles available for rent. Would I be able to wear googles over my glasses? Yep. Some models are made specifically to wear over glasses. Some are not. If you want to spend real money, you can buy pre-scription goggles. But for now, until you've gotten a couple of sessions under your belt, don't worry about the goggles. -- //-Walt // // The Volkl Conspiracy |
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Walt writes: They also serve a secondary purpose of aiding visibility, i.e. a good pair of goggles can help bring out features in the surface of the snow by polarization and coloring. You forgot the protection aspect. Wacking yourself in the face with a pole is much more enjoyable when you wear google than when you wear glasses. (Or so I'v heard. This has of course never hapenned to me...) There is also the protection from the sun. You probably know how much a sunburned face hurts. Just immaging what a sunburned eye feels like. Vision correcting glasses don't offer enough protection in that respect. bruno. |
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Bruno Melli wrote:
There is also the protection from the sun. You probably know how much a sunburned face hurts. Just immaging what a sunburned eye feels like. Vision correcting glasses don't offer enough protection in that respect. Would I be correct in my assumption that you DON'T mean vision correcting sun glasses? All I use are my prescription glacier glasses. Can't do the goggle thing as my cowboy hat makes 'em fog up WAY to easy. Hell, I have a hard enough time with my glacier glasses W/O side shields. Sam "Skiin' w/o the goggles" Seiber |
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Bruno Melli wrote:
Wacking yourself in the face with a pole is much more enjoyable when you wear google than when you wear glasses. What? They're making eye protection now too? Um gesh de bork bork! http://www.google.com/webhp?hl=xx-bork -- //-Walt // // The Volkl Conspiracy |
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Bruno Melli wrote:
In article , Walt writes: They also serve a secondary purpose of aiding visibility, i.e. a good pair of goggles can help bring out features in the surface of the snow by polarization and coloring. You forgot the protection aspect. Wacking yourself in the face with a pole is much more enjoyable when you wear google than when you wear glasses. (Or so I'v heard. This has of course never hapenned to me...) There is also the protection from the sun. You probably know how much a sunburned face hurts. Just immaging what a sunburned eye feels like. Vision correcting glasses don't offer enough protection in that respect. I suppose it depends on the glasses - some glass mixes are pretty good UV blocker, but I wouldn't count on it without additional specifications. Just to clarify for the OP, it's the retina that sunburns - inside the eyeball, from both direct and reflected UV - snow is a great UV reflector, and overcast skies don't block all the UV, so the eyes are still vulnerable on overcast days. The OP should be sure that either his glasses are UV blockers, or wear UV blocker sunglasses, or get some UV blocker goggles (all goggles marketed for skiing are UV blockers.) The other uses for goggles (snow out of eyes, improved contrast, impacts with lift towers, etc,) are secondary IMO. |
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Newbie question - Please help
"Mike" wrote in message om... Hello, I have never gone skiing before, but I would like to try this year. I have 2 questions, I hope someone can help me out with, I apologize in advance, if you get these all the time. 1. What is the purpose of googles? Does the snow really fly into your eyes? Do people ski without them? 2. I wear glasses...I assume I rent googles/skis at the resort. Would I be able to wear googles over my glasses? Google is an internet tool (www.google.com) that will let you look things up. For instance you could do a search on "ski goggles". And if someone tells you to "Go google yourself", it's not an insult. It just means the writer is lying to you. |
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