Ski Goggles 101: Lenses, Fit and Anti-Fog

A good day on the mountain starts with seeing clearly. Whether you’re buying your first pair of ski goggles or replacing an old one, here are the three things that matter most.

1. Choose the lens for the light

Lens colour changes how much light reaches your eyes, and how much contrast you see.

• Bright, sunny days: darker lenses, such as smoke, silver or mirrored gold, red and blue coatings, keep glare down.
• Flat light and cloudy days: lighter tints make the terrain easier to read.

Our Alpes come in six combinations, from a classic black frame with a smoke lens to bold Revo Blue and Revo Red mirrored lenses. The Pyrennes and Andorra add a removable lens, so you can change it when the weather does.

2. Get the fit right

Goggles should sit flush against your face without pinching your nose or leaving gaps at the cheeks or forehead. Three-layer, high-density foam does the work: it seals out cold air and spreads pressure so they stay comfortable all day. If you ski with a helmet, try the goggles with it on. There should be no gap between the helmet and the top of the frame.

3. Keep fog away

Fog happens when warm, damp air meets a cold lens. To fight it, our goggles use a dual spherical lens: two layers with air trapped between them, and an inner lens with a permanent anti-fog treatment. A few habits help too:

• Don’t wipe the inside of the lens. It removes the coating.
• Avoid pushing the goggles up onto your forehead when you’re hot.
• Shake off snow, then let them air-dry before you put them in their bag.

The spherical shape also gives you a wider field of view with less distortion at the edges. All our goggles include UV100% protection, and the outer lens has an anti-scratch hard coating.

Ready for the season? Explore the ski goggles collection.