Good Goggles

[bvibert]

If anyone has a small face you can get some Smith Anthem Regulator goggles at Steep and Cheap for $30 today.

 

[hammer]

i never understood goggle fogging... i had had creap crappy goggles my whole life and it has never happened once

That's a continuous problem with me, but I don't want to buy expensive goggles if I don't have to...aside from Fog X, does anyone else have any tips for dealing with it?

 

[NYDrew]

Zeal Detonator PPX goggles...the ultimate in everything you want in goggles.

MSRP - $150

 

[killingtonman15]

Smith Prodigy!!!

$115 USD

 

[John84]

If you're willing to spend a large chunk of money I'd suggest the Oakley Wisdom's. I have a pair myself with the Fire Iridium lense, for really bright days, and they work great. From Oakley Online they retail from 90 to 140 dollars depending on the lense you choose.

 

[mckay]

I'm new to skiing this year, so I've only had one pair of goggles, but I'm very happy with them. Scott Heli goggles. They came with amber lenses, but I ordered some night lenses scott makes -- they are blue, clear is also available. Very comfy and large, they are OTG goggles. I think the largeness is cool, plus good for visibiltiy. Only fogged when I was skiing in 40+ degree weather and only a bit then. $35, $15 for different lenses.

 

[Sheik Yerbouti]

I only wear goggles when it's overcast or snowing, otherwise it's Oakley half-jackets. I was going to go see if I could find a pair of Oakley goggles on sale, I've been a fan of their product for 20 years now.
And yea, I have had goggles fog up, it's not a lot of fun. My 2 considerations are clarity and no fog.

 

[Hawkshot99]

A very good OTG goggle is the Scott Storm. The dont look too goofy, slip over the glasses very well, and dont fog really. Forget how much they go for though.

 

[kbroderick]

i would suggest not paying 100 for goggles. my best goggles have all been less than $25 each. anything more is just fashion, imo.

Jumping in late here (and contrary to the general consensus), but I disagree strongly with this idea. I was skeptical until I tried them, but the MSRP-well-over-$100 Brikos I've got (a pair of Zar's if I recall the model name correctly) outperform every other pair of goggles I've tried. The difference is not cosmetic; it's a difference in optical quality and flat-light performance. There are certainly goggles for which you're paying primarily for cosmetics (and I'm sure there's a logo penalty built into the Brikos), but the performance differences are real, as well. I know several racers who, given the choice between Scott race goggles (MSRP in the $50 range IIRC) and Briko race goggles (for more than twice that), chose the Brikos. On the other hand, I've had them for at least eight years (maybe nine or ten), and the lenses are still in decent shape.

IMO, it's not that hard to keep your goggles for several years barring unusual circumstances (like a facial impact of sufficient force to break the goggles). Just put them in their protective case any time you take them off your head, and stick them inside your helmet before you stick the helmet inside the bag--that way, the helmet protects the goggles from getting crunched into a bad shape. Tree branches will have some results, but I find that my instincts generally minimize the number of branches to the face that I clear with the goggles. Oh, and for the love of {insert-deity-here}, don't wipe your goggles with a $@#% paper product. Use a proper chamois cloth or some other soft cloth if a chamois isn't available.