Kit Lender uses a high quality brand of goggles and an anti fog cleanser. Here are some additional tips on preventing fog inside your goggles
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- Fogging occurs because the warm and moist air inside your goggles is coming in contact with the cold surface of your lens. This humid air condenses into drops of water that build up on your lens.
- Anti-fog solutions that goggles are treated with nowadays can only suck up a certain amount of moisture. The rest is up to you.
- Stay in Motion
- Staying in movement is the best way to keep the air flowing.
- If you’re just getting off the lift and your goggles are a bit foggy, see how they do after going down the mountain a small distance at a decent speed. You don’t want to go gung-ho down a double black diamond trail with your vision impaired, so make sure things have cleared up before committing to a trail you would have trouble with.
- Let Air In On the Lifts
- Things tend to move a bit slowly on the lifts, so even with vents, there might not be enough wind for them to function fully, lift them off your face slightly and let some air in. You don’t need to go crazy, just a few seconds should be enough to let the air inside and outside the goggles even out a bit.
- If your gloves have snow on them, be extra careful to not get any snow or moisture on the vents of your goggles. This could make the problem worse.
- Check the Vents for Snow and Moisture
- But be careful about using your gloves or your fingers to wipe it off. You might end up rubbing the snow in. Instead, tap your goggles against a hard surface so that the snow falls off.
- If the padding on your goggles has already been saturated with water, the only option may be letting them dry naturally.
- Wear a Helmet With a Visor
- When snow is coming down from the sky, a properly fitted visor helmet is the only thing between moisture and the top portion of your goggles. When selecting such a helmet, you still want to make sure there is a little room between the top vents of the goggles and the visor. If you block the vents off completely, it will interfere with their function.
- Don’t Rest Goggles On Your Head
- Heat rises. If you rest your goggles on the top of your head or on a vented helmet (most are), then all of the hot humid air from your body is going to go into the goggles. It’s best not to remove your goggles from your eyes during your runs unless you absolutely have to.
- Properly Dry Out Your Goggles
- When you’re done skiing for the day, the best thing to do is to let your goggles rest on the counter or some other place where they can dry naturally. Some people will recommend using a hair dryer, but this can potentially lead to issues down the road. Just be patient.
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