After yet another powder day where I spent too much time dealing with fogged up goggles, I'm really interested in a fan for my goggles.
I tried these on at the store today. They are ... huge. But they didn't push on my nose at all, they just looked huge. I'm thinking they may have better peripheral vision with all the hugeness? Does it really matter, as long as they don't pressure my nose? To be honest, my Anons actually push on my nose more than these big guys do.
Everyone tells me their Anons don't fog, but mine sure do. The salesguy said that maybe it's because the WM1s I have (women's model) are lower profile, so the lens is closer to my face. Or maybe I'm just a sweaty gal - I had fogging issues with other goggles, too. He told me I'm not supposed to rub the inside of the goggles when they're wet, and I asked him how I'm supposed to avoid doing that when I'm on a slope and I can't see s**t. He did not have a convincing answer.
I have a friend who uses these fan goggles - she's a sweaty person, too. She wears a size medium helmet (I wear small) and says that yes, they are huge, but you get used to it. It's mostly a look thing - and honestly even my women's goggles look huge on my tiny tiny face. So it's a matter of degree. She said she tried add-on fans, but these are much better.
The salesguy said that Smith goggles have a baked-in anti-fog technology that's better than other brands - is that true or false or somewhere in between? He also claimed that while you shouldn't wipe the inside of any lens while wet, the Smith was more able to withstand such abuse. He also said that women's goggles and certainly mine tend to be lower profile, so the lens is closer to my face and more affected by the vapor thereof. And maybe that helped explain why the men I know with Anons haven't had fogging issues.
He also said that since I have a Smith helmet, Smith goggles will work best with my helmet for venting - is that marketing or truth?
Do any of you have experience with the lens options? It looks like they come in three sets -
* Ignitor Mirror / Red Sensor Mirror
* Green Sol X Mirror / Red Sensor Mirror
* Red Sol X Mirror / Blue Sensor Mirror
I'm gunshy because I've already had the experience of buying the Anons and then hating the lenses they came with and ultimately buying the Silver Amber lenses - which I adore. But I can already picture spending $275 on the fan goggles and then another ? dollars on a different lens.
My Anons are fine on dry days. But on snowy days, they just fog and fog and fog. If I can't see, I can't ski.
I tried these on at the store today. They are ... huge. But they didn't push on my nose at all, they just looked huge. I'm thinking they may have better peripheral vision with all the hugeness? Does it really matter, as long as they don't pressure my nose? To be honest, my Anons actually push on my nose more than these big guys do.
Everyone tells me their Anons don't fog, but mine sure do. The salesguy said that maybe it's because the WM1s I have (women's model) are lower profile, so the lens is closer to my face. Or maybe I'm just a sweaty gal - I had fogging issues with other goggles, too. He told me I'm not supposed to rub the inside of the goggles when they're wet, and I asked him how I'm supposed to avoid doing that when I'm on a slope and I can't see s**t. He did not have a convincing answer.
I have a friend who uses these fan goggles - she's a sweaty person, too. She wears a size medium helmet (I wear small) and says that yes, they are huge, but you get used to it. It's mostly a look thing - and honestly even my women's goggles look huge on my tiny tiny face. So it's a matter of degree. She said she tried add-on fans, but these are much better.
The salesguy said that Smith goggles have a baked-in anti-fog technology that's better than other brands - is that true or false or somewhere in between? He also claimed that while you shouldn't wipe the inside of any lens while wet, the Smith was more able to withstand such abuse. He also said that women's goggles and certainly mine tend to be lower profile, so the lens is closer to my face and more affected by the vapor thereof. And maybe that helped explain why the men I know with Anons haven't had fogging issues.
He also said that since I have a Smith helmet, Smith goggles will work best with my helmet for venting - is that marketing or truth?
Do any of you have experience with the lens options? It looks like they come in three sets -
* Ignitor Mirror / Red Sensor Mirror
* Green Sol X Mirror / Red Sensor Mirror
* Red Sol X Mirror / Blue Sensor Mirror
I'm gunshy because I've already had the experience of buying the Anons and then hating the lenses they came with and ultimately buying the Silver Amber lenses - which I adore. But I can already picture spending $275 on the fan goggles and then another ? dollars on a different lens.
My Anons are fine on dry days. But on snowy days, they just fog and fog and fog. If I can't see, I can't ski.
