 Poster: A snowHead
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Help need what is the best for flat light really struggling when I can’t see much
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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either, or sometimes nothing, or sunglasses .
Its not which type of eye covering but potentially what colour and crucially how much light it lets thru. Generally you want something that lets a lot through in a pale colour: blue pink yellow.
If you have say cat S3 goggles on, which are great when its really bright, then you'll be struggling with flat light.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Goggles with interchangable lenses would be the best to handle different light conditions. I'm sure you can get swappable visors for different light conditions too but going to be more of a faff to change than goggle lenses due to size if nothing else.
But there's only a narrow window where a low light lens is better than a photochromic one and before you drop into the 'it doesn't matter what you're wearing, nobody can see anything!' territory. At which point coffee/vin chaud/etc are your best options.
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i have the Head Radar...its something between Visor / Googles, but with interchangable lenses (although i have only the original)
I do not like Visor Helms but i have to wear glasses so i pick up this for this season. I hope the surgery in June will be succesfull and can go back to googles , or at least can ski only with the contact lenses.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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@turms2, I wear glasses under my goggles and they work fine but I cannot stop for more than a minute otherwise one of the 3 faces will mist up, at which point I lift the goggles away from my face until they clear. As my glasses have a uv filter on them in poor lift I just lift the goggles on to my forehead for better visibility.
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@Debski15, as above it's about the lens not what it sits in. And there is a limit to what any lens can do. Google "Visible Light Transmission" (range of lenses). And photochromic (singles lens varies according to the light)
I prefer sunglasses to goggles but I have goggles with low light lenses for when it snows as with the sunnies the snow gets in. I then have a low light lens in a sunglass frame and normal sunglasses. I have a rucksack so easy enough to carry all options and change as required.
If you wear glasses you can get oversize goggles or if you wear a helmet you can get one with a visor.
As above goggles and glasses can be interchangeable.
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@johnE, i wear contact lenses. This year a new problem arrised, and i have to wear also glasses , because unfortunately there are not CL for this. Its not a big deal but i will be very happy if i can do everything without the glasses. Especially skiing.
The biggest problem is that the glasses cause a discomfort above my ears, and the same as you said. Especially with snowboarding comes more often...
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Last week in Mayrhofen conditions were very mixed, I could start a run in full sunshine and end up at the bottom of the run in thick mist. I had new Salomon S/View 3 Photochromic goggles and they were excellent. They are rated from S1 to S3 and I never felt that it was uncomortably bright or too dim to see properly. In a proper white-out or really flat light I don't think anything will let you see the snow surface the way you'd want to see it, but after this one week with photochromic goggles I won't be going back to changing lenses.
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Head Radar or one of Solomon Osmo or Driver - both have changable lenses (search you can find them first) - the solomon prices look like they are all over the place, but the more expensive ones tend to have multiple lenses as well as photocromic.
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Pink/rose with high VLT. Dragon pink ionized lumalens for eaxmple
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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We’re both using visor helmets this year. We like ‘em - me especially ‘cos it’s great with glasses. However, although we have alternative visors, these are too large and fragile to carry in a backpack.
In bad light my solution is to just flip up the visor and rely on my glasses. Mrs A flips up the visor and then uses her yellow ESS V12 Advancer flexible goggles. These are easy to carry.
My only concern with them is, if the visor gets scratched - which is not unlikely given that it sticks out so much, finding a replacement is next to impossible. Designs change regularly, as do the hinges, making new visors incompatible with old helmets.
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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| Gored wrote: |
| Head Radar or one of Solomon Osmo or Driver - both have changable lenses (search you can find them first) - the solomon prices look like they are all over the place, but the more expensive ones tend to have multiple lenses as well as photocromic. |
This type of design, which look rather funky, its more of an integrated goggle than a visor. i.e the visor slides down and then tucks in under the top of the "face hole". The eliminates any "wind whistling around your visor" issues. It does however mean the visor sits closer to your face that the old style fixed hinge visor, which makes it less desirable for glasses wearers, or certainly for this glasses wearer, YMMV, - I've tried a few on of various brands, as I am looking to replace my old visor helmet, but I'm going to stick to the fixed pivot style and stick to Photochromic - agree with @altis A visor is much more cumbersome than a goggle lense to carry with and change on the slopes.
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I wear contact lenses and comestimes glasses. have an Atomic helmet with Photochromatic visor. It changes darkness to match light conditions. Had it two seasons now and very happy with it. It has improved visibility in low light / cloud massively from what I had before and is dark enough in full sunlight.
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You know it makes sense.
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@sonicdafisch, whats the comestimes glasses? or its some times glasses?
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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I use smith yellow flash lens. People also like the Oakley equivalent but I have not used.
I like some colour in the lens as it aids contrast vs just going with a clear lens in really bad conditions. Definitely better than photochromic alternatives, imv but what works here is a matter of personal choice.
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Poster: A snowHead
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| gorilla wrote: |
I use smith yellow flash lens. People also like the Oakley equivalent but I have not used.
I like some colour in the lens as it aids contrast vs just going with a clear lens in really bad conditions. Definitely better than photochromic alternatives, imv but what works here is a matter of personal choice. |
You can get coloured & photochromic though..
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