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Goggles under helmet look

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JTTrembles
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I'm just curious about the whole "goggles under the helmet" look and why you do it. It seems to be a must now for park skiers. Is it just a fashion statement?

Feb 14 2013 6:05PM
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cultrara
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As far as taking goggles on and off between runs, on the gondola, or in the lodge, it is easier to put them up on your helmet instead of around your neck or shifting your helmet back.

Oakley goggles have plenty of strap to fit around helmets, but it is of course up to personal preference if the fit feels better.
Feb 14 2013 10:16PM
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Plankton
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i wear crowbars under a smith holt and its so comfy
Feb 14 2013 10:18PM
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RubberSoul
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taking goggles on and off-- i mean, okay, great, but that's really not a big deal. your post sort of implied there's some real functional disadvantage to goggs-under

not getting on your case, just curious to hear if there's anything to back this sentiment up because you hear it pretty often as if it's some self-evident thing
Feb 14 2013 10:21PM
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Oven450
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good thing every goggle brand makes helmets or we'd be screwed
Feb 14 2013 10:30PM
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chuckmarty
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I have the POC Receptor Bug and goggles fit underneath it quite nicely. I prefer it over having the goggles outside the helmet (no matter what type of helmet)
Feb 14 2013 11:20PM
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SamMcChesney
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I do it because I am black and ghetto as fuck
Feb 14 2013 11:20PM
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El_Smith
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Personally, I generally wear my goggles on the outside of my helmet (I have the smith holt helmet and smith stance goggles which fit perfectly). It makes more sense to me to have them in one piece. Sometimes I wear them on the inside (mostly because the pros do it) but it can be a pain because I have to readjust the strap to my head and not my helmet and stuff.

The pros wear theirs under their helmets for a couple of reasons:
1) It is comfortable
2) Easy because they can take their helmets off whenever they want (85% of the time, pros only wear helmets to rep their sponsors with their stickers [though some wear them for safety also] and when they are not skiing on tv or something they do not really wear helmets)
3) Fits better with most helmet-goggle combos (with the exception of smith goggles and helmets which fit perfectly together)
Feb 14 2013 11:43PM
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Toaster-Tony
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I have always done it. Something about stretching the strap around the outside of my helmet sends weird chills down my spine, like I'm going to stretch it out or something.
Feb 14 2013 11:47PM
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joburrr
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i tend to take my helmet off on the lift and this makes it much easier
Feb 14 2013 11:51PM
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JTTrembles
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Haha!
Feb 15 2013 10:08AM
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Stose
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I do it because I take my helmet off a lot but like my goggles to stay on
Feb 15 2013 10:14AM
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Lucas
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Your doing it wrong
Feb 15 2013 10:30AM
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Session
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The notion that goggles are not designed to fit over helmets is fucking absurd. Almost every goggle manufacturer touts their design to be helmet compatible. What the hell do you think outriggers are for?
Feb 15 2013 11:45AM
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Peter.
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it just is a ton more comfortable for me.
Feb 15 2013 11:51AM
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.Brink.
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everyone who says it's "more comfortable" to wear them under is an idiot or they are trying to justify their trendwhore attitude. GOGGLES ARE NOT DESIGNED TO GO UNDER A HELMET PERIOD. They are designed to go around a helmet or around your head. Goggles under the helmet is a dumb trend, people think it looks cool when in reality it makes you look like a gaper who doesn't know how to use his equipment properly. If you use the "but your goggles wont come off in a crash" argument your dumb too, every helmet nowadays has a goggle clip and if your strap is properly tightened your goggles should not come off unless your ragdolling for a 1/4 mile in AK. Use your shit the way it was intended, I promise whoever designed your helmet and goggles is SIGNIFICANTLY smarter than you.
Feb 15 2013 11:57AM
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dope.edits
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so goggles are not designed to be worn without a helmet?

theres no difference in fitting when wearing goggles with helmet or without
Feb 15 2013 12:38PM
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Xanderpe
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Looks alot better
Feb 15 2013 12:43PM
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LukasSchroeder
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Well... If goggle/helmet manufacturers are smarter than me. Why would they make goggles for ONLY under hlemet when some/alot if people dont wear helmets? HUH? To me under fits better. I used ti be a strict over, then tried under and found i could have my goggles looser, not look "weird" and be comfier. If my goggles are too tight i get a pain around my eyes from the pressure.
Feb 15 2013 1:04PM
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PeteMez
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Exact same for me.

Yes, I will admit I do it for looks. HOWEVER, if it was uncomfortable I'd put them over...
Besides, they hide your sticker job
Feb 15 2013 1:14PM
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BBurt
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He better be
Feb 15 2013 1:24PM
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Blake.P
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i started a few years ago after i broke the clip on the back of my helmet, so they wouldnt stay on over. and it kinda became a habit and what i was used to, so i never went back. its a lot warmer/comfier with a hat underneath too
Feb 15 2013 4:24PM
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LIL-WAT
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I go under, i like the way it feels and looks. I also like the way i can wear a beanie instead of padding on the inside and rock goggles on top, feels way warmer.
Feb 15 2013 4:29PM
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LIL-WAT
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and you stole my WU.
Feb 15 2013 4:30PM
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crab_pretzel
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Feb 15 2013 4:33PM
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PON3
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This, I would wear my goggles under my helmet, but the liner is so shit it never stays tight on my head, so I use my goggles to keep my helmet tight in place, and it works well. I may look a little gaperish, but im a big mtn guy so I could care less
Feb 15 2013 5:07PM
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Joonas
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My goggles wont even stay on my helmet if i dont have the earpads on, and i really wanna hear whats happening around, so i keep the pads off and goggles under
Feb 15 2013 5:24PM
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cookiemonster69
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Pretty uncomfortable but I don't want to look like a gaper so I do it.
Feb 15 2013 6:08PM
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ZeMagnificentKev
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But why? I don't wear my goggles night skiing most of the time,and obviously gotta keep the helmet on to be in the park..who hasn't rocked a helmet without goggles?I enjoy it
Feb 15 2013 6:23PM
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LemmiwinksVT
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Rahareeaallllly. You always do want you're told huh? That must suck. Yes, I wear my goggles under my helmet because I think it looks better. Guess what? I've never had an issue with them. So explain to me why I need to use my equipment "the way it was intended". Also, guess where the goggles are when they are under my helmet? They are around my head. Which I think you mentioned as one your acceptable uses. I promise you that you're a SIGNIFICANT tool-bag. I hope you're not hitting any rails with your skis, cause ya know...that's not what they were originally intended for.
Feb 15 2013 7:43PM
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.Brink.
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I like to use my gear the way it was intended because that gives the best possible results. Is that a bad thing? btw park skis are designed for rails so not sure what your point is? go outside the park for once and stop worrying about how everything looks
Feb 15 2013 8:58PM
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flatland
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Manufacturers that make both goggles and helmets usually design them so that the interface lines up as seamlessly as possible. Hence solving the issue of goggles and helmets not fitting together.
Feb 15 2013 9:42PM
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skier_boy26
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I've skied with goggles under my helmet for a long time largely because I get really warm, or my head itches, so I take my helmet off a lot. I don't get blinded by taking off my goggles over and over again; they stay on.
Feb 15 2013 9:47PM
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Mr.Sloth
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Backwards, obviously
Feb 15 2013 10:37PM
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SamMcChesney
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Feb 15 2013 10:43PM
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WeathermanPetro
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Can't hide the stickers and is more comfortable IMO.
Dec 15 2014 10:07PM
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Spiri7o
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DubV134Helmet without goggles = retard
Unless you are going to win xgames


wtf is wrong with you?
Dec 15 2014 10:36PM
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tyler.minyay.9
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RubberSoulnot really-- i fail to see any real evidence that goggles are made to go over your helmet more so than your head. some dont even have straps big enough

what makes you think over the helmet is more functional? it depends on what goggles and helmet we're talking but many times the goggle doesnt sit on your face nearly as naturally/fitting when it's wrapped around a big helmet




The silicon gripping on the inside of the band, and the dual axis outrigger system that allot of goggles are now going to is your "real evidence."

Manufactures want you to have the band over the helmet. It ensures the helmet is correctly fitted to your skull, especially at the back were rear impact to the head is the most life threatening. Even some Jacket companies are incorporating goggle snaps to the hood to encourage over the top use.
Dec 16 2014 3:53AM
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iH8pow
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Seems to me the only way for it to be more comfortable is if you have a beanie on underneath, and if you switch hats one day (or forget your hat) your helmet won't fit properly. Last time I had goggles fall off in a crash--I wasn't wearing a helmet. Idk, I think the whole yardsale argument is full of shit just a way to try to justify the look

I'd rather look like a gaper rocking over-the-helmet goggles with the occasional gaper gap than be one of the kids who wears it under the helmet, goes for the look, and suck at skiing. Those people could only wish they were gaper, because IMO they're a huge step down
Dec 16 2014 10:37AM
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flurry*
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Goggles under helmet and no earpads = automatic steeze
Dec 16 2014 10:46AM
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Hamlet
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started for the looks, stayed for comfort (and looks)
Dec 16 2014 10:48AM
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4man
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three reasons: i like to just slide them up with my helmet on the lift
fits my helmet better somehow with them under
i honestly just like the look of it
Dec 16 2014 1:36PM
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Holte
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It's gonna be weird when we're all a bunch of 50 year old dudes who've retired to the backcountry rocking the goggles under the helmet with frozen cotton tall tees and all the young guns wear goggs over the helmet with form-fitting outerwear and wondering why all the old guys dress like such bizarre gapers.
Dec 16 2014 2:51PM
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gnarballsianm
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DIX~Infinity times more comfortable. Goggles don't fit properly over helmets 90% of the time


truth, only gogs that fit over are the crowbars
Dec 16 2014 2:57PM
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eheath
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.Brink.everyone who says it's "more comfortable" to wear them under is an idiot or they are trying to justify their trendwhore attitude. GOGGLES ARE NOT DESIGNED TO GO UNDER A HELMET PERIOD. They are designed to go around a helmet or around your head. Goggles under the helmet is a dumb trend, people think it looks cool when in reality it makes you look like a gaper who doesn't know how to use his equipment properly. If you use the "but your goggles wont come off in a crash" argument your dumb too, every helmet nowadays has a goggle clip and if your strap is properly tightened your goggles should not come off unless your ragdolling for a 1/4 mile in AK. Use your shit the way it was intended, I promise whoever designed your helmet and goggles is SIGNIFICANTLY smarter than you.


2 years later and its still a "trend"... how do you feel now?


Honestly, you think this looks good?

Dec 16 2014 3:07PM
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Cyanicenine
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You aren't suppose to wear anything under your helmet. Your helmet was designed to function by fitting snugly, and directly interfacing with your skull. If you put anything under there, beanie, goggle strap etc, you are compromising that interface. It also probably means your helmet doesn't fit very well if you have room for a strap and beanie to begin with.

Do whatever you want, but why even wear a helmet if you aren't going to let it do it's job properly per the manufacturers instructions?
Dec 16 2014 6:33PM
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shredsauceguy
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JTTremblesI'm just curious about the whole "goggles under the helmet" look and why you do it. It seems to be a must now for park skiers. Is it just a fashion statement?


I do it, just play the game and see
Dec 16 2014 7:03PM
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Flyingnugget
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With IO/s you can take the clip off if you find it uncomfortable under...
Dec 16 2014 7:16PM
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masterhatin
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I think the responses in this thread have finally made me realize that this site full of dumbasses. "Oh it looks cooler". Wearing your helmet improperly looks really fuckin cool! Im switching to TGR.
Dec 16 2014 11:23PM
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suup
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masterhatinI think the responses in this thread have finally made me realize that this site full of dumbasses. "Oh it looks cooler". Wearing your helmet improperly looks really fuckin cool! Im switching to TGR.


Dec 17 2014 12:47AM
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K-Dot.
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"Kids who ski park are obsessed with how they look how stupid"

Procedes to talk about how their look is sensible and better.
Dec 17 2014 1:13AM
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