What lens to buy for your snowboard goggle?

1st November 2011

Snowboard goggles come in loads of different styles and colours. The lens that comes in the goggle determines how much light is transferred to your eyes and hence how much you can see when you are riding. This is usually referred to as Visible Light Transfer/Transmittance (VLT) or Light Transmission. Basically the darker the lens the less light gets through and the lighter the lens the more light.

The Anon Hawkeye (above) comes with a ‘Dark Smoke' lens which allows only 6% of light through and so is great in Super sunny conditions but the moment the clouds come down and you are riding in a white-out you are going to struggle to make out much on the mountain.

The Dragon DXS (below) with a Pink Ionised lens allows 45-60% VLT which makes it pretty decent in white out conditions but on a bluebird sunny day may leave you squinting a little.  If you want a lens that is most suited to night time riding then a clear lens should work just fine.

There is a no lens that is great in all conditions but there are some lenses that are in the middle of the spectrum that will hold their own in pretty bright and pretty dark conditions.

It's always better to have a spare lens in your pocket that you can swap out when the conditions change. These can be either be purchased separately from your snowboard goggles or you can buy a snowboard goggle with a spare bonus lens like the Dragon D2, Dragon DX, Dragon DXS or the Anon Helix.

Come and take a look at all our Snowboard Goggles and If you need any more advised on the most suitable lens then please contact us.

 

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