Von Zipper Goggles

While many snowboarders tend to not place too much emphasis on the type of goggles they wear to go boarding with, they are actually one of the most important pieces of equipment you can buy to be able to safely enjoy a day on the slopes. Goggles by Von Zipper, S4 Optics and many other companies are designed not only to keep your eyes warm but are there to protect them from many different forms of harm that most boarders never stop to consider. One of the last things that most snowboarders stop to think about when buying a pair of S4 or Von Zipper goggles is the sun.

Sure they grab a pair with tinted lenses because they know that the sun will be bright and like sunglasses the tinted lens cut down on the glare. What they do not stop to think about is the fact that all sunglasses and goggles are designed to cut down on the amount of UV radiation their eyes are exposed to. All goggles from S4 are designed to provide 100% protection from both UVA and UVB radiation; this reduces damage to eyelids, corneas and conjunctiva as well as preventing cataracts. When you are looking at goggles from Von Zipper, S4 or any other manufacturer you need to make sure that the ones you select are going to fit you perfectly when you are out on the slopes. It is one thing for them to fit in the store when you are shopping and another situation altogether when you are out on the slope with a beanie or some other form of headgear on. Make sure that the goggles you pick fit the shape of your face and have enough padding to seal tightly while still providing plenty of comfort. If you wear glasses they must go over your glasses comfortable without pushing on your glasses. Companies who make goggles like Von Zipper and S4 realize that you must be able to see where you are going in order to be safe.

One of the biggest problems faced by skiers and boarders has always been fogged lenses. S4 uses multiple layers of lenses and carefully structured vents to create air flow through their goggles that, while it helps to keep the lenses fog free does not create a situation where it gets into your eyes causing tearing or dry eye. Along with the use of proper ventilation, goggles from Von Zipper, S4 Optics and other companies use curved lenses to help cut down on the glare and give you the maximum field of peripheral vision. Lens are polarized and coated for UV protection so that no matter what kind of conditions you are boarding in you will always be able to see where you are going. You can pay a premium price for Von Zipper goggles or you can get some of the top snowboarding goggles in the industry from S4 Optics. For over twenty years S4 have worked with major manufacturers and leading athletes to create a complete line of goggles and sunglasses that match anything the competition has to offer at prices everyone can afford.