How to choose ski goggles?

To someone who has been skiing for a long time, there is no need to tell how important and why skiing glasses are needed, so this article is not for them. It is for those who are only going to conquer the tops and speeds. A beginner skier should first of all remember that ski goggles are not an ornament or a tribute to fashion, it is a purely functional subject of compulsory equipment, and the approach to his choice should be appropriate. This means that before you buy the ski glasses, you should evaluate their practical features and only then look.

What should you know when choosing? First, ski goggles - this protects the eyes and face from snow crumbs, ice, branches, mechanical damage when falling and striking. We should not forget that skiing is the fastest non-motorized kind, and even a banal hit at the speed of ice in the eye can result in a fall with the most unpleasant consequences. Therefore, ski glasses should be in the form of a mask that fits snugly and comfortably to the face of the skier. The mask should not interfere with free breathing and overlap peripheral vision. The materials from which the ski glasses are made must be light and at the same time sturdy, and the whole structure is reliable. You should pay attention to the possibility of adjusting and adjusting, as well as the overall quality of the gum eyeglasses, because it will have to be constantly adjusted and strongly stretched, putting on the helmet.

The main part of the ski glasses is a transparent plate, or a lens. Of course, it's impossible to determine by eye what it's made of, so you should trust the inscriptions on the label, so you need to buy glasses only from famous, having an excellent reputation, manufacturers. But what can and should be determined by eye, is how much the lens is transparent, and whether it gives distortion.

In addition, it is necessary to know in what conditions the skating will take place. The color of the lenses depends on this. After all, ski goggles are also designed to protect the eyes from the sun, which is very important on bright white snow slopes. There are a lot of filters, but since these recommendations are intended for beginners, the most suitable for them will be a yellow color filter, which is considered universal and suitable for riding under any acceptable lighting conditions.

Of course, to prevent the skier from losing visibility during the descent, glasses should be ventilated and protected from fogging. To do this, along the entire perimeter of the mask should be present ventilation holes. Their shape, location and quantity are specially calculated, and this is another reason why you should purchase equipment only from a well-known manufacturer. Such a trifle as fogging may seem to the beginner to be of little importance, but he should think that in the intervals between the descents the mask periodically rises to the helmet and cools, and when it is again lowered to the hot face, it can easily mist over and blind the skier rushing on Great speed. Here we should mention one more rule: you should never wipe the inner surface of the lens with a handkerchief, or even more hands, as you can easily damage a special coating that protects from fogging.

I hope that my personal experience will help to choose the right ski equipment, which, in turn, will get the maximum pleasure from skiing.