The main winter entertainment is skiing. It’s wonderful to go down a sparkling snowy slope from a mountain on a sunny, clear day, enjoying the fresh air and wonderful nature around. But few people think that when skiing in winter, we do not replenish our health reserve, but, on the contrary, sometimes we lose it. Especially when we forget that ski goggles are a necessary attribute of a good outdoor recreation. They will protect our eyes from bright light, strong
wind beating in the face of snow, and sometimes from tree branches and from the sharp tip of
ski poles. A ski mask will protect your eyes from eye burns, the so-called "mountain blindness".
But this ski accessory will only be beneficial if we choose not only fashion trends in its selection. To choose the right glasses for winter holidays, you need to know some selection criteria.
The first thing you need to pay attention to is that the ski goggles must correctly "sit" on the face. Do not crush, do not squeeze the face, do not make breathing difficult, be comfortable and convenient. The edges of the mask are usually protected with foam, so as not to harm the skin.
Do not forget about the possibility of a side view. After all, glasses are worn not only by skiers, but also by snowboarders, for whom a wide view is very important.
It is necessary to pay attention to the presence of ventilation ducts or holes in the ski mask so that air under the mask does not accumulate, but is well ventilated. Such channels are usually located around the perimeter or on top.
If you are a real skier, then you must have a helmet. So, you should try on ski goggles only with him and pick them up so that the mask can easily be put on the helmet, but at the same time, it fits snugly and does not fly off the face. Adjust the glasses will help the belt, which is usually well regulated, stretched and fixed.
For those who have poor eyesight, ski goggles should be selected so that it is possible to place corrective lenses. Skiers with good eyesight insert double polycarbonate lenses into the ski masks. Such material does not scratch, does not break, protects well from ultraviolet rays and attenuates glare in the snow.
To reduce the distortion of vision in masks, lenses of different thicknesses are used. But before you buy ski goggles, it is imperative to check whether they accurately display surrounding objects. This is easy to see if you look at a tree, bench or something else through glasses that are 30-40 cm away from your eyes.
The color of such lenses can be different, because each of them is designed for certain weather conditions. It is best to buy glasses with golden, amber or yellow lenses. They perfectly neutralize sunlight reflected from the snow, they are comfortable in foggy or cloudy weather. Dark lenses are usually used when very bright and active.
m the sun, and colorless - for skiing at night.
If you want to buy ski goggles, please note that they must reflect more than 95% of the sun's rays. In highlands, ultraviolet light is reflected even from stones, and in bad weather its strength does not change. The danger of eye burns at an altitude of more than 2 kilometers is especially great. For riding at this height, glasses of 4 categories are used.
Different lenses have different purposes, and therefore, you need to have two masks or a mask with a set of different lenses. And then skiing from the mountains will bring real pleasure! Although it’s worth saving your eyes in winter even in your free time.