Goggles recommendations and past experiences!

I’ve used several brands, and Oakley flight decks with prizm lenses are in a league of their own, man. Highly recommend. They absolutely do not fog up unless you leave them sitting in you car or backpack all night and they are pretty big

I made the Dragon NFX2 and liked them a lot. Last season I started skiing in Spy marauders and the lens system and quality is really really good. They are harder to fog than the Dragons and much easer to switch the lens. Would recommend both though. The dragons are a bit bigger I think but pretty close to the spys. The Spy's are thiker though so the might stick outa bit. Also the strap is really long on the spys it feels like. I have the crank the strap really far to get them tight for googles under my helmet. I got a small head though so that might not matter for you.

I have a big head, the Oakley flight decks xl are too big to rock with my helmet I think.. and it’s a low profile helmet.

I think the line miner xl is a better fit.

I use the Smith I/O Mag XL great goggle never had any kind of issue with them

I was on the flight deck with the prizm lens.
Pretty good goggle.

Now I'm on the zeal portal with the photo chromatic+ polarized lens. I will never use a different a goggle again.

Truly next levwl

So I just ordered Spy Marauders and they came last week. I returned them immediately, but my taste is probably more of the exception to the rule. I haven't used goggles since I was a kid, I always hated how they fogged up so switched to sunglasses for the last 15 years or so. But goggles are clearly better when it's really cold.

The Spy Marauders were the silliest things I'd ever seen. They bulged out so far I looked like cyclops riding the short bus. I think the frameless look just isn't for me. I will say though that the lenses were really nice and switching them was easy.

But that's another topic I have my issues with. They sell these goggles and talk so much about swapping lenses. Even when I wore goggles I never once thought about wanting a different lens, nor have I ever seen anybody ever swap lenses? Doesn't seem like something I need to concern myself with, but I'm also not skiing 50 days a year like I'm sure a lot of people here do.

ArgyleNJSo I just ordered Spy Marauders and they came last week. I returned them immediately, but my taste is probably more of the exception to the rule. I haven't used goggles since I was a kid, I always hated how they fogged up so switched to sunglasses for the last 15 years or so. But goggles are clearly better when it's really cold.

Even when I wore goggles I never once thought about wanting a different lens, nor have I ever seen anybody ever swap lenses? Doesn't seem like something I need to concern myself with, but I'm also not skiing 50 days a year like I'm sure a lot of people here do.

If it is snowing really hard or just low light, it is nice to be able to put in the low light lens. It helps with shadows and just seeing in general. Some goggles it feels like you are going to break the lens or goggles, so it is nice when companies make it easy.

I got the Smith I/O mags, they are great goggles though I did have a fogging issue. It was covered under the warranty and the customer service was great for the return and refund and I got a new pair that I have never had problems with. I really like all Smith goggles they are hard to go wrong with from my experience. Also a nice feature of the I/O mags, that I am not sure if it is on others, is that there is a small clip/latch on the frame so there is no chance of the lenses popping out but it does not at all take away from the convenience of the magnets. I have heard that it is a concern to some that a hard crash or some sharp jolts would pop out magnet attached lenses but that is of no worry with the I/O mags. Just as easy to switch out lenses. This is all just from personal experience.

With all that I would definitely check out Smith but there are a lot of other great brands out there that might suit you better.

Smith has the XL versions of some of their goggles which would suit the larger size you are looking for.

Man I just sound like a Smith rep right now, I just like the company from experience.

Giro Ledge MIPS & Oakley Line Miner XL work together like a charm.

Rocking a pair of oakley liner miners with my ledge great fit, have a pair of methods on the way