The importance of good goggles can easily be over looked especially by first timers who will for not knowing better accept second-rate vision, sometimes for days on end, it doesn’t have to be this way! Quality goggles and the vision they provide can really improve your day on the mountain especially here in Niseko where snowy days can be the norm. Below are a few tips to keep your vision clear and one step closer to that perfect powder day.

Extra lense - Buy the best quality goggles you can and if your are planning to come to Niseko shelling out for that extra lense is a purchase you will not regret. Buy one lense for the dark and snowy days and one for the bright and sunny. In recent years lense changing has gone from a chore to a breeze and there are some excellent systems available.

Nice and dry – We’re not just talking about the Niseko powder here, when you have finished for the day don’t leave your goggles in your jacket pocket or back pack for the night. Wet goggles equal foggy googles so dry them properly at night, removing the lenses can make things easier here.

BYO – Renting goggles should be avoided at all costs, they will often be scratched and won’t come with that all-important spare lense. Plus washing goggles is near impossible and you’ll be sharing the last customer tears and whatever other horrors may have been soaked into the foam.

Dab don’t wipe- Inevitably snow will get on and into your goggles and you’ll need to clean them, where ever possible dab don’t wipe especially the inside of your goggles. This way you will avoid scratches and be able to soak up more water especially if you end up using tissues.

On your face – Goggles go on your face not on your head. As soon as you put your goggles on top of your head the inside lense will start to gather moisture, moisture that turns into fog and as we know foggy goggles can turn a good day  to a bad one. This point is especially important if you are hiking. If you take your goggles off keep them in your hand lense up and if they are wet and snowy on the inside wait until you can dry them before putting them back in their bag and in your pocket.