I Donated bucko3the7man Posted December 9, 2012 I Donated Share Posted December 9, 2012 Going to mt snow on Wednesday! So excited to get on the board Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pfoyle Posted December 9, 2012 Share Posted December 9, 2012 Nice! That's my "home mountain" bucko! Let us know how it is... thinking of taking a trip up there in the near future... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silinc3r Posted December 9, 2012 Share Posted December 9, 2012 I hate all you guys and your snow Silinc3r's 05 SWP GT/Spec B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pfoyle Posted December 9, 2012 Share Posted December 9, 2012 Send us naive but curious southern girls, we'll send you snow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigjweb Posted December 9, 2012 Share Posted December 9, 2012 f you guys and all your little snow. I'm still waiting for the real stuff to arrive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drogos Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 hey guys, any recommendations for decent snow googles/sunglasses. I am sick of my generic crap goggles. Ok in the sun but with overcast skies I couldn't see any definition in snow. My understanding is that in general yellow to brown color is best for snow. Yellow for overcast with darker brown for sunlight, right?. Any specific goggles you could recommend that are tried and true but won't brake the bank? What about polarized shades...some say it's harder to see ice patches in these? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BraddA Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 Carry an extra easily-swapped lens. Its a pain, but there is no such thing as a lens that will handle sun and low-light. When it comes to pulling the trigger, you get what you pay for. Smith, Oakley, blah, blah, blah... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brady Posted December 10, 2012 Author Share Posted December 10, 2012 Absolutely do not get polarized glasses. Because of the way light reflects off ice, it will cut glare and will definitely minimize your ability to see icy patches. As for goggles, I've been VERY happy with my Smith I/Os. I would say go for a spherical lens as well. If you're looking for good goggles, go in with the expectation to spend at least $100 and realistically be ready to spend up to $200. With just a little care, they can last a long time. I'm currently on my third season with the I/Os (averaging 35 days a season) and they're in great shape. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I Donated bucko3the7man Posted December 10, 2012 I Donated Share Posted December 10, 2012 Absolutely do not get polarized glasses. Because of the way light reflects off ice, it will cut glare and will definitely minimize your ability to see icy patches. As for goggles, I've been VERY happy with my Smith I/Os. I would say go for a spherical lens as well. If you're looking for good goggles, go in with the expectation to spend at least $100 and realistically be ready to spend up to $200. With just a little care, they can last a long time. I'm currently on my third season with the I/Os (averaging 35 days a season) and they're in great shape. I respectfully disagree on the polarized glasses. I wouldn't get anything else other than polarized myself, but I hate the glare Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brady Posted December 10, 2012 Author Share Posted December 10, 2012 Well do what you like, but one of the best attributes of goggles is to show the detail of the snow, and polarized lenses cut the reflected light off the snow. It really does hurt the ability to make out the details a skier needs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drogos Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 I have some cheap, greyish/brownish generic shit from sports authority but my wife has old yellow uvex. DIfference is very dramatic. I don't remember using them in full sun but stole them from her once for overcast weather and they were spectacular in rendering definition in snow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drogos Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 Absolutely do not get polarized glasses. Because of the way light reflects off ice, it will cut glare and will definitely minimize your ability to see icy patches. As for goggles, I've been VERY happy with my Smith I/Os. I would say go for a spherical lens as well. If you're looking for good goggles, go in with the expectation to spend at least $100 and realistically be ready to spend up to $200. With just a little care, they can last a long time. I'm currently on my third season with the I/Os (averaging 35 days a season) and they're in great shape. so these have interchangable lenses ?? I am coming from $20 toy goggles so bear with me What lenses do you recommend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BraddA Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 Yes, the I/Os come w/ a flat-light and full-sun lens. They swap in and out reasonably well, and I just stash whichever I'm not using in my chest pocket or pack. They are not cheap. Do you wear a helmet? This may come into play. At some point you have to stop blaming the goggles for your trepidation in low light:p. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drogos Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 not really low light, just flat. Dark cloudy skies, snow fall, molds and not so expert snowboarder was not fun at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BraddA Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 just point it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drogos Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 yeh, say it to my tail bone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BraddA Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 Tailbone? I think I'm beginning to see the issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I Donated bucko3the7man Posted December 13, 2012 I Donated Share Posted December 13, 2012 Just got back from Mt snow. Good riding, especially for $12. They had four or five trails open, they called it 16. Good value though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pfoyle Posted December 13, 2012 Share Posted December 13, 2012 Decent coverage? (ie, not skiing over rocks and roots on the trails that were open?) Any idea what trails were open? I'm unemployed and bored... might be worth a day trip at those prices! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I Donated bucko3the7man Posted December 13, 2012 I Donated Share Posted December 13, 2012 Decent coverage? (ie, not skiing over rocks and roots on the trails that were open?) Any idea what trails were open? I'm unemployed and bored... might be worth a day trip at those prices! Decent on the open trails. No rocks, they were blowing snow all day so it turned into moguls unfortunately. The 12 bucks was a one day thing. Cascade, long John, ridge, little John, that was about it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattg Posted December 13, 2012 Share Posted December 13, 2012 We had 4" overnight, temps were in the mid to low 20's all day. 66" base. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pfoyle Posted December 13, 2012 Share Posted December 13, 2012 Thanks for the info! Kinda surprised they spent the time/$$$ to get Long John open! Guess they wanted a top to bottom green... No Exhibition or Standard though, too bad... I suppose once you get LJ up, it's easier to go for Ridge than to work on a separate part of the mountain... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I Donated bucko3the7man Posted December 13, 2012 I Donated Share Posted December 13, 2012 Not sure if exhibition was open, check their site. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BraddA Posted December 13, 2012 Share Posted December 13, 2012 66" base. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattg Posted December 13, 2012 Share Posted December 13, 2012 Yep. They opened up Summit today for the first time this season. Over 3000AC of terrain is open now at Mt. Bachelor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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