A Thread For Goggles

[eleveneightnate]

Are the Squad mags in between the regular and XL size wise?

Yep! Here’s a pic I posted a while back. XLs on the left, Mags on the right. The Mags fit me weird. Almost like they’re designed for women/small faces, especially in the nose and cheeks.

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[Dave T]

I had both, now just the xl. They both work for me but prefer the fit/vision on the XLs.

[bboytommy]

Let's talk balaclavas. Anyone rock the airhole ones? I've been blackstrap for years, and usually pull the mouth piece up or down depending on temp and goggle moisture. Curious to hear if anyone rides the airhole one up the entire timem, and whether it actually helps with foggy goggles on storm days.

[SJF_NH]

Airhole are the only ones I use, they work perfectly for me and I have a few different weights depending on how cold it is. Plus you can get them in fleece, merino, whatever material you like best. I've never had fogging problems with them. They have a new version called laser cut, where it has some kind of grid over the mouth instead of the round hole. I have one but haven't used it yet, so not sure how well they work.

[Supra]

I started using Airhole last season and had mixed results. I only have the waffle one. On a snowy pow day it was great, I could keep it up in place all day, so better than Blackstrap. On a windy day though, my face froze as all the cold wind was funneled in through the hole. I want to get a thicker fleece one, and the new laser cut one to see how they are. Oh, and I need to get a thin one for spring.
Terje swears by them. iirc he had Burton licensing them for a special Terje model that was going to come out but something happened and it never got to production. Maybe it was when he got cut from Burton? Sorry I can't remember anymore.

[pow_hnd]

iirc he had Burton licensing them for a special Terje model that was going to come out but something happened and it never got to production..

Burton did bring them to market last season, not a full hole but a super thin mesh, you can see the outline in this pic of me. It's much superior to their previous offering. Less breath up on your goggles when stopped and breathing heavy. This last winter 23/24 was the first year of this new design.

[michaelangelo]

rad shot, contrast of the red/black/white is cool

[bboytommy]

Is that Burton one MFI @pow_hnd ?

[pow_hnd]

Is that Burton one MFI @pow_hnd ?

Yes

[bboytommy]

looks like the same "tech" as the laser one @SJF_NH mentioned