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Polarized Snowboard Goggles
Hello,
I need a new pair of snowboard goggles. Bright days - things are pretty good, however cloudy or flat light situations sort of suck with my $29.99 Smith goggles with the orange tint - but otherwise quite good. Are polarized lens going to help? Suggestions on a good pair of snowboard goggles and/or info on polarized lens? Thanks, Tmuld. |
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Polarized Snowboard Goggles
On Dec 21, 4:29*pm, Tmuld wrote:
Hello, I need a new pair of snowboard goggles. Bright days - things are pretty good, however cloudy or flat light situations sort of suck with my $29.99 Smith goggles with the orange tint - but otherwise quite good. Are polarized lens going to help? Suggestions on a good pair of snowboard goggles and/or info on polarized lens? Thanks, Tmuld. I doubt that polarized lenses are worth the high cost. At Oakley, I think they are around $80-110 more than the equivalent non-polarized lens. I used polarized glasses out on the water on my boat and there they do cut down the glare and make it noticeably easier to see. But that is on bright days. Riding, I don't have a glare problem on bright days. The problem is seeing the contours on grey, flat light, overcast days, etc. For that, the best I've found so far is Oakley High Intensity Yellow, though they are not perfect either. A resort employee that rides a lot and has the same HI yellow, told me he thinks yellow without the HI feature is actually better for these conditions. I like the Oakley A Frame. They are one of the few goggles that fit well over my glasses. And I've found them to be fog free. The best solution is likely going to be 2 pairs. One for low light and one with less transmission for bright days. I had the Oakley Fire Iridium for bright days, mostly because they look cool. But they were damaged, so I'm trying to figure out what to get next myself. |
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