Julbo Aerospace Goggles

I like these goggles a lot and when used with a lightweight touring helmet like the Scott Couloir I can tour without removing my helmet or goggles.

My one issue with these is that it is a pain to get the lens secured back into the frame. Though they appear to be good, I can hear a fair amount of wind noise when moving fast. For better or worse, I don't ski very fast downhill when touring so the noise isn't bad, but definitely noticeable. Maybe I need to stop and really make sure the lens is seated but I'd rather not have to take them off and fiddle.

The Aerospace with Cat 1-3 Reactiv lenses is the only goggle you ever need, unless you're on a glacier mid-summer and need the extra Cat 4 protection. The lenses change tint incredibly well. I can use them in mid day sun and at night and not have problems. Changing lenses and carrying extra lenses is a pain, buy these goggles and be done with it. The lens durability is also impressive, I have used mine quite a lot and don't have any real wear other than some piling on the strap.

I rarely use the pop-out lens feature. I try to avoid doing any climbing in goggles, but it can be nice to pop them out to avoid fogging if you have to work hard. I usually only wear goggles if its cold/windy/snowing or I'm in a resort, and when you pop out the lenses it lets in some of the elements. I'm also afraid I'd break the lens but it has held up well so far for me. If I need the ventilation I usually just switch to sunglasses which I always carry.

Got these for my wife who has dry eye syndrome.
Perfect.
Able to regulate the air flow and enjoy the day.
Only thing she has been able to wear and not struggle with her eyes watering.

Sort of an odd complaint: when racing and pushing the goggles up onto the helmet, the inner curvature of the goggles is steeper than that of the helmet. Meaning that the goggles don't sit flat on the helmet, there is a gap that allow to snow to fall in. This is a problem I've run into with multiple brands of helmet.

The lenses scratch remarkably easily, then again all mirrored lenses do. I ruined one pair, and babied the second. On especially cold days the lenses change tint much slower, an odd problem.

I've owned both the snow tiger and the zebra light red. Snow tiger is not the best in low light conditions, zebra light is ok, but still not as good as the old red tinted lenses. Both perform well on bright sunny days.

Tres and gang- do you guys stock the OTG models of these (over the glasses)?

how durable are these? are they a goggle with racing primarily in mind?

more moving parts worry me with multiple transitions, long season etc. any reports on that?

i don't often need or like to hike with goggles on but there are days...

I have been using the Aerospace goggles for the last year - mine have the zebra lenses - and have been very pleased with them in all conditions except flat light.

The lenses are very crisp and your vision is acute and clear. The photochromic lens changes quickly and is great for skiing a wide open slope, dropping into a shaded chute, ducking into the trees, and then popping back out into full sun. I never felt like I was struggling to deal with the brightness level. Even low-light when the sun was going down or coming up, I never felt like I wished I gone with the Zebra Light lenses.

My biggest complain is that I absolutely cannot use these in flat light. Granted I have an astigmatism, which I've been told makes flat-light conditions all the more difficult, but without a little help from the sun, I can't see the slightest bit of contour or texture on a slope with the Zebra lens. Now, I certainly am not complaining about this, I don't expect a single pair of goggles to do everything perfectly, this is just what I have found to be their achilles heal.

On to the frames - The large lenses and frames give you great field of vision (oh, the snazzy, Euro, tunnel-vision-goggles of old, how I do not miss you). The pop-forward lens to ventilate works extremely well - though after popping them forward the first time I haven't been able to secure them fully-shut again (though, honestly I haven't needed to).

Whether you're skinning up in blustery conditions, or going the lazy route on a lift, these goggles give you protection and excellent ventilation. Sure, they'll fog from time to time - particularly in a hard effort - but as you get your heart rate back down out of the red zone they clear up very quickly and I haven't had any issues with compromised vision when I needed to be able to see clearly - but, please note, I don't race, so I can't speak to their usefulness in that space. As I do more fitness skinning this winter (who knows maybe a race or two could be in my future in coming seasons), I'll see how the ventilation works when I'm really doing consistent high-output skinning and booting, but I'm guessing they'll be pretty solid.

Will you be getting any Zebra Light lenses in anytime soon?