Oakley Prizm or Smith Chromapop technology
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dabensmiller
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I love the Prizm lenses, well worth the money imo. Next time you see someone on the hill with them, ask them to let you look through their goggles, it will impress you.
Bnorth
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Won't wear anything but prizm now.
Caper11
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Agreed!
AreWeThereYet
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Nice, I need new goggles and will have to check these out.
LBZ
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So are they as good as they show in this pic? http://www.oakley.com/en/prizm/snow
What frames or style of goggle fit well in a helmet?
AreWeThereYet
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LBZ
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Good idea.
lgallant
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Klim are awesome goggles for the price and fog way less than some of the higher priced ones.
AGGRESIVEZEBRA
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As said by most prizm is the way to go, you can see so much more definition in the snow. i use primarily the prizm rose lens it is the best overall. only super sunny bluebird days i use the darks. i got the new yellow lens for the cloudy days too. but overall prizm is the only way to go.
AGGRESIVEZEBRA
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try and find a local shop that has them and support them, if not, online or oakley shops are most places. Oakley is set pricing so everywhere will have the same price unless you catch a very rare sale.
slededjr
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I have Oakley Prizm Inferno Line Miners for sale if anyone is interested. Wore them two days that’s it. PM if interested.$150
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PM you I’ll take them
Beels
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Have a pair of Oakley sunglasses with Prizm lenses and if the goggles are anything like the glasses, I know what I'm buying next.
vodoo103
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I was pessimistic about the Prism Lenses, but broke down & bought a pair last season. Very impressed.
Going from my older 509's to a Zeal Eclipse goggle a few seasons ago was a huge leap forward & going to the Oakley Prism last year was another leap forward again. The Zeal's I have with the Photochromatic lens are fantastic, but not as good as the Oakleys. The only reason I originally bought the Oakley's were for the very low light days when the automatic lenses in the Zeal goggles don't brighten up quite enough. The Oakley's are now my primary & The Zeal's are a backup.
My old 509's are all junk. Even with new lenses they still suck. Didn't realize how bad they pinched off my nose until I purchased the Zeal's and Oakley's.
I normally use a Suomy helmet & the Oakley XL frame fits perfect in it.
Going from my older 509's to a Zeal Eclipse goggle a few seasons ago was a huge leap forward & going to the Oakley Prism last year was another leap forward again. The Zeal's I have with the Photochromatic lens are fantastic, but not as good as the Oakleys. The only reason I originally bought the Oakley's were for the very low light days when the automatic lenses in the Zeal goggles don't brighten up quite enough. The Oakley's are now my primary & The Zeal's are a backup.
My old 509's are all junk. Even with new lenses they still suck. Didn't realize how bad they pinched off my nose until I purchased the Zeal's and Oakley's.
I normally use a Suomy helmet & the Oakley XL frame fits perfect in it.
dabensmiller
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Definitely take your helmet in with you like mentioned. I have the Troy Lee Designs SE4 helmet and the Airbrake XL's are what i just purchased and they fit great. The standard Airbrakes or Airbrake XL's get my vote because the lenses pop out very easily. They also include two sets of lenses when you purchase that model, one for low light and one for bright days.
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