Eyewear companies are doing their bit to help reduce their impact on the environment. Here are some of the ski and snowboard goggles available this season including examples of how they are becoming more eco friendly. For more details and prices go to the websites
British performance eyewear brand SunGod has reignited its partnership with charity Protect Our Winters UK (POW UK) for the fifth year running. Together they have unveiled a brand-new, Limited Edition snow goggles design, with a shared mission to protect people and places from climate change.
The Limited Edition design features a SunGod x POW UK Goggle Strap and Microfibre, with a cracking ice graphic that the companies say highlights the urgent call to action: to protect our planet from climate change.
The SunGod x POW UK Goggles are packaged in an ultra-soft 100% Recycled Microfibre pouch, created from recycled plastic bottles and designed to double up as a cleaning cloth and storage pouch, reducing the footprint of the product. All packaging is recycled and recyclable, and has been re-designed to reduce waste production material and weight, to reduce the product’s environmental impact even further.
Each SunGod x POW UK product sold will include a £4 donation to the charity, which SunGod will match totalling £8 per pair.
The SunGod Protect Our Winters UK Collection is available now at:
Bollé recognises that skiing and snowboadring has a huge impact on the environment, as it generates a large quantity of CO2 emissions. The company is helping to shrink our carbon footprints. Through its eco collection of goggles.
This includes the strap on the Eco Blanca which is made of recycled material and both the frame, and its adjusters are made of bio-based material.
The Torus NEO has magnetic interchangeable lenses, aremium frame with toric lens and extra wide field of view, and offers the best possible vision while optimising airflow to further reduce fogging. More information at:
The ‘RS1’ Snowsport Visual Solution from UK-based sports eyewear brand Panda Optics has been developed with the help of GB athletes, including 4x Olympic downhill skier Chemmy Alcott.
The UV400+ cylindrical polarised lens for sunny conditions is held in place by an 8-point magnetic system, so it can easily be changed to an alternative low light HD lens for low visibility days.
The flexible TPU (Thermoplastic Polyurethane) RS1 frame with triple density foam provides a comfortable fit combined with a durable structure. Available in two colours, ‘Red’ with Chrome mirrored lens, and ‘Black’ with Ocean Blue mirrored lens. The RS1 package includes a storage box, cleaning cloth and microfibre bag.
The Panda Optics Range also includes the ‘Diablo’ and ‘Cobalt’ goggles, and for youngsters there are the ‘Cub’ goggles.
Panda Optics provides a Lifetime Warranty, a 20-day return policy, and free UK delivery for orders over £50. The website offers the option to pay in instalments with PayPal. The full eyewear range and shop can be found at:
The MESSYWEEKEND AW22 collection features magnetic ski and snowboard goggles with either high-contrast XE2 lenses or photochromic XEp lens.
AW22’s three new styles Clear, Flip and Ferdi feature anti-fog and anti-scratch coating with 100% UV400 protection and magnetic lens change.
The magnetic lens attachment technology means that you can swap the lenses over in a matter of seconds. They are lightweight and offer an over the glasses fit, adaptable for most helmets.
Each style comes in comes in Army, Light Grey and Black frames with a Silver, Matte Black and Revo lens and all variants include a yellow overcast lens.
MESSYWEEKEND has also partnered with ReSea Project, Plastic Change and the 4ThePlanet in the fight against the ocean plastic crisis.
For every pair of sunglasses or goggles sold, the eyewear company is contributing part of the revenue to facilitate the clean-up of the equivalent of four plastic bottles from oceans MESSYWEEKEND says it has already helped to remove over 230 tons of ocean plastic. For a look at the coplete collection go to:
messyweekend.com/collections/snow-goggles
In 2020 Shred claimed to be the first company to eliminate all plastic components from the packaging of all its goggles. Then in 2021 the company was the first to introduce polyester from recycled plastic bottles to make the straps for its goggles. Now in 2023, 84% of Shred’s goggle line’s straps are made from recycling bottles.
The latest development is the expansion of the line by adding new models and new colours. Those models include the ‘Simplify+’ which defeats flat light while providing the widest field of vision and a sleek, almost frameless cylindrical lens style. It also features NODISTORTION technology to enhance contrast and image definition plus SHRED.wide to maximum the field of view.
Other models are ‘Rarify’ which kills both flat light and eliminates tunnel-like vision; ‘Gratify’, ‘Exemplify’, ‘Monocle’, ‘Nastify’, ‘Wonderfy’ – for the smaller face – and ‘Mini’ for the kids. All come in various colours and weights. Shred also offers Molded Double lenses in Black, Plasma Mirror, Blast Mirror, Deep Blue Mirror, Ruby, Sky Mirror, Yellow and Clear; plus Cylindrical Double Lenses in Plasma Mirror, Silver Mirror, Low Lihgt Silver, Caramel, Yellow and Clear. Its Single Lenses range includes Silver Mirror, Rose, Yellow and Clear.
For more details of the full range visit: shredoptics.com
Protect your goggles and be more eco-friendly with a fun and funky COOLMASC goggles cover. The polyester fabric, which will shield your lenses from any debris that could cause a scratch, is produced using recycled products. RRP: £11.95
Available at: coolcasc.co.uk
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