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Plenty of goggle brands have introduced interchangeable lens systems over the last several years. The ability to swap lenses tailored for specific conditions has been a boon for powder hounds seeking an edge, but the changing process is still too tedious to do on the mountain. Rimless iterations made things slightly faster, but users still [...]

Meet the Ski Goggles of the Future, Today

Anyone who has ever seen Robo Cop or Terminator 2 should have some ideas of the heads up display fantasy’s entertainment visionaries have teased audiences with for decades. Somewhat out of left field, well known goggle and optics company Zeal now seems to be on the verge of delivering on that crazy Sci-Fi notion with [...]

[click on image to enlarge] The Oakley A Frame is a lens designed to keep you moving on the slopes whether you ski or snowboard. It has a three-tiered defense approach with surge ports to control airflow, F-3 Series anti-fog treatment, and dual lens design to reduce fog with a thermal barrier of trapped air. [...]

The reoccurring problem of foggy goggles has been significantly reduced with anti-fog goggles. Skiers and snowboarders alike appreciate this technology. But conditional changes still create vision issues. Enter, the Bollé goggles with modulator lenses that change their tint based on the conditions. Imagine using the same goggles with polycarbonate lenses that take you from day [...]