what are the best sunglasses to ski with?

Question

I am going Skiing for the 1st time please could anyone reccommend any descent ones please? And what designer makes are the best

With the goggles do the coloured lenses make your vision coloured? Not sure i fancy that and why? Is it just for fashion?

Answer 1

Chances are, you will want goggles, not sunglasses.

Seriously.

Goggles keep out the wind and snow. Glasses don't.

But if you do go with sunglasses, get ones with polarized lenses.

EDIT:

About the goggles with colored lenses.

Yes, it does change colors somewhat. But, for a reason. Snow is very bright, reflecting light like crazy. Without a tint, that bright light goes right into your eyes. Ouch!!

The tint acts as a filter, reducing eye strain. Different color tints normally are designed for specific light conditions. Usually, a yellow or red work just fine.

Answer 2

Personally, It's got to be snowing like a witch for me to put on goggles. I wear prescription sunglasses most days. They have a wrap-around style similar to Oakley, Smith, or Native. They fit very well and when I wear my helmet I get very little wind through the edge of the lens.

My lenses are also polarized AND change shade under different lighting conditions. They are made bt Drivewear and are only available from an optician. I do not know of any sunglass manufacturer making them. You could get those w/o a prescription and expect to pay $150 for just the lenses..maybe another $40-60 for frames.

When I'm not too lazy to put in my contacts I wear Julbo glacier glasses when I ski.

My regular prescrption glasses are small enough to fit under most goggles I own. I have Smith, Oakley, and Gordini. All of which suck, but the Smith goggles don't seem to scratch as much as the Oakley ones.

Answer 3

Your vision adjusts to the colored goggles quite well. You will notice this most when you take them off and the snow looks anything BUT white for a few seconds, but your eyes adjust quickly. Just make sure your goggles or glasses are blocking UV rays. That's most important. Polarized is a nice feature too.

I recommend using goggles over glasses. They may fog up but they really do keep the wind out and that can make a huge difference if you are skiing on a windy day. I think you can't go wrong with Bolle. They make inexpensive ones, considering that you are a beginner.

Answer 4

oakley m frames with dark lenses are brilliant, as they will not fall off and completely shield your eyes, bit pricy though, unless you can get them from America.
For a week skiing I wore yellow tinted goggles in sunny but cold conditions, they were brilliant and kept my face warm, however i had brilliant pander eyes afterwards, but they worked well ;-)) but oakley m frames are the way to go

Answer 5

Goggles. Smith, Oakley, Dragon...

Answer 6

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Answer 7

me personally i prefer my partner to ski with

Answer 8

you can not use glasses to ski