Clear lens works best for me in whiteout conditions

By Tony Jones Ranked #1991 - Alpine Skiing March 23, 2009

Hi Yellow has an 81% light transmission. Clear is 93%. It's a huge difference to me in white out conditions. The Hi-yellow lenses drove me nuts.

Maybe the yellow tint is better at picking up contrast but it's a major reduction in visibility compared to the naked eye. Obviously the blowing snow makes the naked eye bit problematic hence the clear lens.

Even without direct sun, if the cloud cover thins to the point where brightness increases then it can be too bright for the clears. Often this is only momentary so I just suck it up rather than switch in a diff lens.

I have a set of Fire Iridiums for sunny days but I usually wear sunglasses.

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