The Best Ski Goggles for Those Who Wear Eyeglasses

If you ski or snowboard with eyeglasses under your goggles, you know the frustration. Your goggles fog up, your eyeglasses fog up, or they both fog up. You can't see where you are going and nothing seems to remove or prevent your glasses or goggles from fogging up. It seems as if you are doomed to utter frustration and almost vow to quit skiing or riding.

As a professional snowboard instructor I need to see where I'm going everyday I'm out on the snow. After buying and testing many pairs of goggles, I've finally found goggles that prevent the most amount of goggle fog for those who wear eyeglasses. If you wear eyeglasses, you'll appreciate these over the glasses (OTG) goggles too.

Smith Optics Knowledge OTG Turbo Fan

These ski goggles are the best OTG goggles I've ever used. The Knowledge OTG Turbo Fan comes with a AAA battery powered fan with two settings - high and low. Keep the fan at low power for normal activity. Turn the fan to high power during those times of extra exertion. The fan sucks in air from the around the frames of the goggles and blows it out through the top of the goggle frame.

The Knowledge Turbo Fan ski goggle has many other wonderful features. The best? One can order a variety of lense colors for them from the Smith Optics website. The lenses come with an anti-fog coating, are scratch resistant, and block 100% of the sun's damaging UV rays. The goggles are helmet compatible.

The ski goggles do require space at the top of the goggle frame in order to work properly. You may need to purchase a new helmet in order to get enough clearance for fan venting. I've found the one AAA battery lasts about a week with normal everyday use. These goggles are pricey but they come with a lifetime warranty and can be found at end-of-season sales at reduced prices. Made in the USA. SRP $160.00.

Swans Dread TBR OTG

The Swans DREAD TBG OTG is another great ski goggle with a built in battery powered fan for those who wear eyeglasses. The fan is powered by one AAA battery that will last for 12 hours with normal use. The fan is also easily turned on with a gloved hand. The fan will then suck in air from vents around the goggle frame and blow it out through the fan at the top of the goggle frame.

The Dread TBR OTG ski goggles have many other great features. It comes with a pink double lens that is optically acute for clear vision. The lens comes with a scratch proof coating, is impact resistant, and will block out 99.9% of the sun's damaging UV rays. The goggles are helmet compatible. Made in Japan. SRP $176.00. Online specials can be found for $93.00.

Haber Vision Eliminator models

Haber Vision has several ski goggle solutions for those who wear eyeglasses. The Ouzo Eliminator OTG goggle and the Eliminator fan that can be retro-fitted onto your current pair of OTG ski goggles. Both options use the Eliminator fan technology.

The Eliminator fan technology has two fan settings powered by one AAA battery. Set it for always on for a constant airflow or set the Eliminator for automatic and it will come on when it senses high humidity. The fan sits on the top of the goggle frame and pulls warm moist air out of the ski goggles.

The Ouzo Eliminator OTG goggle comes with a polarized vermillon colored double lens with a no fog coating. Additional lens colors can be purchased on the Haber Vision website. The lenses block 100% of the sun's harmful UV rays. The goggles are helmet compatible. Made in China. SRP $91.00.

If you already have a favorite pair of OTG ski goggles, you may be able to retrofit them with the Haber Eliminator. The fan unit can be attached to the goggles if your current goggles construction allows the mounting of the unit to the frame. Made in China. SRP $65.00.

Sources:
http://www.smithoptics.com/index.html
http://www.swansgoggles.com/index1.html
http://www.habervision.com/goggles/eliminatorgoggles .aspx
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