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Hairmetaler
Posts: 1200 - Karma: 15
How come i see so many steeze balls ride with no goggles these days.
I dont have a problem with it, it looks cool sometimes. i just want to know if there is any benefit in doing this? or is it just for looks.

ps. i dont see THAT many people doin it but a decent amount do. 

pps. I tried it out and couldnt see shit and it hurt my eyes, and im afraid of snowblind!
 
Feb 22 2009 1:31PM
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OGSlopewatcherAssassin
Posts: 393 - Karma: 16
This is the newest goggle replacement steeze.http://www.betterware.co.uk/images/products/large/018683.jpg

Feb 22 2009 1:43PM
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NaturalRotater
Posts: 433 - Karma: 36
uhhhh could u post an example of someone in a vid with no goggles please? never seen them without gogs or sum frogskins
Feb 22 2009 1:44PM
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[MEGAMO]
Posts: 1222 - Karma: 18
its the oakley hesh pro model
Feb 22 2009 1:46PM
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creighton
Posts: 3834 - Karma: 3,343
these are gunna get hot. Click for larger image
Feb 22 2009 1:55PM
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nathanielstyza
Posts: 1638 - Karma: 38
"and im afraid of snowblind!"

i had never heard of this phrase until i met this homeless dude last week who said he got it real bad one time, like couldnt see for 2 whole days.
Feb 22 2009 2:00PM
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M.Tipsey
Posts: 396 - Karma: 13
i just recovered from a mild case of snowblind... shit is sketchyyy....
Feb 22 2009 2:02PM
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Ickis
Posts: 376 - Karma: 119
Traveling Circus Episode 4. I'm too lazy to embed.
Feb 22 2009 2:15PM
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Aaaron.
Posts: 11815 - Karma: 880
no such thing.
Feb 22 2009 2:17PM
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jibjunkie
Posts: 3807 - Karma: 183
yup lj wears around his neck. i do too but thats cuz mine get so fogged up.
Feb 22 2009 4:46PM
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Peter.
Posts: 23795 - Karma: 13,004
i only do that if they get fogged when i'm hiking. i keep them off for that sesh, then put them back on
Feb 22 2009 4:50PM
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EvanMeyer
Posts: 3759 - Karma: 2,843
I always wear my goggles unless its mad dark and then I just put them around my neck
Feb 22 2009 4:50PM
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currentwestman
Posts: 3292 - Karma: 330
me toooo!  they're so restricting.  i like them when it's cold though
Feb 22 2009 4:52PM
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i.ski.troll.
Posts: 4692 - Karma: 244
i absolutely hate goggles.  i almost never wear them.  id like them more if i had a different lens probly though,
Feb 22 2009 5:04PM
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J-Evs
Posts: 6387 - Karma: 1,615
lately mine have been fogging up like today so i just had them around my neck, but its a bitch when its snowing and it gets in your eyes
Feb 22 2009 5:06PM
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S3B
Posts: 249 - Karma: 19
only wear goggles when i have to, ie. sunny or i'm skiing fast and don't want the wind in my eyes.  never tried the sunglasses steez though, looks way funnier than no goggles,
peace
Feb 22 2009 5:11PM
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i.ski.troll.
Posts: 4692 - Karma: 244
no hat. no goggles.
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Feb 22 2009 5:15PM
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Stilev
Posts: 18 - Karma: 10
if im skiing they are almost always on, snow, rain, wind etc. not really concerned with snowblindess but it never hurts to be prepared. if im skiing, like lift, line etc i'll usually take them off if its warm enough, i'd see more steeze having sweet looking goggles then having none
Feb 22 2009 5:19PM
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cool.
Posts: 3457 - Karma: 1,724
in one of jon brogan's edits he isn't wearing goggles except for jumps i think. and in the midwest edit with ahmet hornbeck and henrik, they aren't wearing goggles but its nighttime si that doesn't really count.

but for me i like my goggles
Feb 22 2009 5:27PM
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roussillon
Posts: 1305 - Karma: 170
There actually seems to be a pretty big trend in the snowboarding community about not wearing googles. At least around here in Quebec. One of my friends who does ride without goggles says it's useless and he hates when they get foggy. He only wears them in extreme conditions.

I personnally do not agree and I wear my goggles all the time unless I hiking for rails, and I'm not convinced at all that this trend has a real benefit
Feb 22 2009 5:37PM
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Silence
Posts: 16030 - Karma: 147
Yeah wind-in-eye style is the new black. All the cool kids are doing it
Feb 22 2009 5:50PM
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Crack.
Posts: 6020 - Karma: 86
same
Feb 22 2009 5:57PM
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antwone
Posts: 1352 - Karma: 157
YOU ARE A FUCKING RETARD
NO GOGGLE STEEZE WTF?
When u see someone with no goggles its probably because its hot outside and is sweating in it not because he want to be stylish
Feb 22 2009 6:09PM
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GooN*MasK**
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chris laker
Feb 22 2009 6:29PM
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hellomynameisjef
Posts: 5794 - Karma: 167
you trend setter you
Feb 22 2009 6:31PM
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nathanielstyza
Posts: 1638 - Karma: 38
i didnt wear them at all last year because they were too restricting but it sucked when the weather wasnt perfect. i wear them now so im used to it when weather's bad
Feb 22 2009 6:42PM
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thisandthatfilms
Posts: 7712 - Karma: 525
headband ftw
Feb 22 2009 6:47PM
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AEROPLAEHN
Posts: 1353 - Karma: 192
i cant stand skiing w/o gogs...
Feb 22 2009 6:48PM
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thisandthatfilms
Posts: 7712 - Karma: 525
ya it hurts
Feb 22 2009 6:50PM
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skifree179
Posts: 769 - Karma: 17
i like the looks of goggles and the snow is always bright i dont see why u wouldnt wear goggles unless it is uber couudy
Feb 22 2009 6:51PM
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hedgehog
Posts: 1595 - Karma: 167
eg2s feel the same as not wearing goggles.
Feb 22 2009 6:55PM
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a_pla5tic_bag
Posts: 9164 - Karma: 5,095
Yeah, i can barely see the edges of my wisdoms. and with a persimmon lens i can see when its dark or really bright.
Feb 22 2009 6:59PM
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Chronic_
Posts: 1730 - Karma: 1,594
i dont wear them. they bug me out, like i cant see all the lil bumps are shit. i wear them if its snowing or for by some will of god theres a pow day at my mountain. but if im skiing park i never wear them
Feb 22 2009 6:59PM
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Fat.Kid
Posts: 40 - Karma: 10
i always wear goggles, i cant see shit without them
Feb 22 2009 7:02PM
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traylortrash
Posts: 1934 - Karma: 2,446
yea same like sometimes i dont wear them night skiing.  and when im hiking and they get all fogged up...
Feb 22 2009 7:05PM
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Alex_G
Posts: 11902 - Karma: 1,018
dont hit urban with goggles, night sessions are usually gogg-less
Feb 22 2009 7:31PM
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Powdered_Donuts
Posts: 2180 - Karma: 187
my goggles have been used maybe twice this year, they just hang from the rearview mirror in my truck most of the time
Feb 22 2009 7:56PM
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i.ski.troll.
Posts: 4692 - Karma: 244
exactly. hats are a rare occasion
Feb 22 2009 9:33PM
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ski93
Posts: 1279 - Karma: 83
the only time i dont wear mine is when im hiking so they dont get fogged
Feb 22 2009 9:43PM
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panojibber
Posts: 3382 - Karma: 212

My google strap fell off the frame. It was taking too long to fix, so I rode without goggles for a day.

Sometimes when I'm night skiing I will, visibility is shit with even slightly tinted lenses.

Usually I don't because it makes my eyes tear up and then they freeze and it sucks lol.

Feb 22 2009 10:05PM
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