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If you’re like most people, you probably only have one set of goggles. Even the folks I know who make a living out of acquiring multiple boards to go along with their collection of gadgets only have one pair. This is totally normal. However, different lighting conditions warrant different types of lenses. This is true not only to improve your own performance, but also to ensure your safety.

I think we’ve all been riding as it gets late in the day and the contrast between the cloud cover and snow surface gets less and less, almost so much so the two blend together making it extremely difficult to make out any obstacles in your way. Hit a patch of ice or a bump the wrong way in the wrong spot on the wrong run and you could be in for a disaster. I know it seems kind of far-fetched…but it’s possible. And then you can tell all your friends you got beat up by your goggles.

Not to worry…there are several remedies to this conundrum. First, you can just carry a few different pairs of goggles in your pack with lenses for varying light. But it can be pricey buying multiple goggles, and annoying to carry them all around. Your next option is photochromatic lenses. Photochromatic lenses change color with changes of light…they’ll get darker in bright sunlight and become lighter when it’s overcast. But those can run you up to $200.

Luckily, there’s another option…interchangeable lenses. There are a few companies producing really sleek looking goggles with varying lenses that can easily be swapped out. Giro, who most of you know as a helmet company, has a goggle called the “Manifest” that uses patented Pop Top technology to go along with its helmet compatibility, wide field of vision and slick design. The goggle comes with two spherical lenses in different tints for optimal vision in low light and bright to medium light. Pretty cool.

Giro’s “Manifest” Goggle

Click below for a quick video tutorial courtesy of BroadbandSports.com…