TOP GUN: The 3 Award Winning Goggles of 2015

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Nice goggles, bro!  photo:  Brian Schott
Nice goggles, bro! skier: Miles Clark photo: Brian Schott

Goggles are one of the most important pieces of gear in skiing and riding. ย Without good goggles, you aren’t seeing as well as you potentially could and if your vision isn’t as good as it could be, your riding won’t be as good as it could be. ย So clearly, you want good goggles.

Goggles are also the single biggest cool factor in skiing and riding. ย A sharp pair of goggles will get you a lot of fun comments on the hill and make you look like you know what you’re doing. ย There’s something exciting and mysterious about mirrored goggles, isn’t there? ย It’s like that guy/gal knows something that you don’t…

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THE AWARD WINNING GOGGLES OF 2015:

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GOGGLE: ย 2015 Smith I/O 7 Goggle

AWARD: ย Outside Magazine’s Gear of the Year

2015 Smith I/O 7 Goggle
2015 Smith I/O 7 Goggle

– Outside Magazineย gave their Gear of Year Award to 10 goggles skis this year, but theย Smith I/O 7 Gogglesย stand out from the rest as they have no rims at all.

– PIck up theย Smith I/O 7 Gogglesย at evo.com: ย 2015 Smith I/O 7 Goggles

  • Frame Size: Medium
  • Lens Type: Spherical
  • Quick Changing Lens System: Yes
  • Helmet Compatible: Yes

What Outside Magazineย had to say about the 2015 Smith I/O 7 Goggles:

Smith reinvented its standout model once again. The lens on the rimlessย I/O 7ย  is far easier to swap outโ€”just lift and twist a single metal leverโ€”and we also found that it fit better, fought fog more effectively, and somehow offered better optical clarity. The real kicker, especially for guys like me who trash at least one lens a season: it comes with a replacement. – Outside Magazine

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GOGGLE: ย 2015ย Giro Compass Goggles

AWARD: ย Freeskier Magazine Editorsโ€™ Pick Award

2015 Giro Compass
2015 Giro Compass

– Freeskiing Magazine gave 5 ski gogglesย their โ€œEditorโ€™s Pick Awardโ€, but theย Giro Compass Goggles is the least expensive of the 5.

– PIck up theย Giro Compass Gogglesย at evo.com: ย 2015ย Giro Compass Goggles

  • Frame Size: Large
  • Lens Type: Spherical
  • Quick Changing Lens System: Yes
  • Helmet Compatible: Yes

What Freeskier had to say about the 2015ย Giro Compass Goggles:

“New for 2015, the mid-size Giro Compass goggles are a fresh addition to Giroโ€™s EXV collection and features a spherical dual lens by ZEISS optics that offers incredible optical clarity and a vast, wide-angle field of view for better vision in all conditions.” โ€“ Freeskier Magazine

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GOGGLE: ย 2015ย Spy Bravo

AWARD: ย Skiing Magazineโ€™s Editors’ Choice

2015 Spy Bravo
2015 Spy Bravo

– Skiing Magazine put theย Spy Bravo in their top 10 ski goggles of 2015. ย Theย Spy Bravo is the only goggle that has push button light or dark lenses. ย Cool.

– PIck up theย Spy Bravoย at evo.com: ย 2015 Spy Bravo Ski Goggle

  • Frame Size: Medium
  • Lens Type: Spherical
  • Quick Changing Lens System: Yes
  • Helmet Compatible: Yes

What Skiing Magazine had to say about the 2015 Spy Bravo:

“If Spyโ€™s style doesnโ€™t make you smile, then the super-easy Happy Lens Technology lens-change system will. Just press a button on the side of the frame to switch between dark and light lenses, both of which are designed to boost color and contrast and amplify the sunโ€™s mood-improving rays.” โ€“ Skiing Magazine


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