The Best Ski Goggles of 2025, Tested for Weeks on the Slopes
Lots of things can put a damper on a gorgeous day on the mountain: nasty weather, bad layering, a confidence-crushing wipeout—but if you pack the best pair of ski goggles, snow blindness doesn’t have to be one of them. For anyone who’s been lucky enough not to experience it, snow blindness—technically called ultraviolet (UV) keratitis—happens when your corneas are exposed to too much ultraviolet light, which reflects off snow. It can cause eye pain and can affect your vision for hours afterwards—not to mention that it’s a serious safety hazard when you’re on the slopes.
Good goggles can prevent snow blindness, protect a large portion of your face from cold and wind, and help you see better in bright conditions. Bad ones fog up and distort your vision. But with so many options out there (and lots of complicated technical specs to decode), shopping for the right pair can be a pain. So we did the research for you and put a bunch of goggles to the test on the mountain. Shop our winners below.
Our top picks
- Best Overall: Smith I/O Mag
- Best Photochromic: Glade Adapt 2
- Best Cylindrical: Oakley Line Miner Pro M Snow Goggles
- Best Budget Pick: Flylow Perform Photochromic
- Smartest Design: Anon M4 Toric MFI
- Best Lens Change System: Zeal Lookout
- Best Toric: Poc Vitrea
What to look for when shopping for ski and snowboard goggles
- Cylindrical lenses tend to be less expensive, but may have more issues with glare and distortion.
- Spherical lenses provide better peripheral vision and a more accurate field of view with less glare. Usually, there’s also more space between these lenses and your face, which can help prevent fogging.
- Toric lenses are the least common, and they’re a combination of cylindrical and spherical lenses. These provide the most optically accurate field of view and minimal distortion.
But some lens shapes will feel better on your face then others, so trying on goggles before you buy them is always a good move.
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