After a weekend in Little Cottonwood Canyon looking through the Optic Nerve Antero Erupter goggles, I have to ask myself one question. Why did I ever spend twice as much for a pair of goggles? The Antero did everything one would expect from a pair of goggles. They even fogged up. That is right they fogged up just a little above the eyes. Lets put some perspective on that "downfall". If you skied Snowbird this past weekend you would have been in the 36 degree rain, snow, sleet, rain again snow again conditions. Take those conditions with dense fog , high humidity, high body temps and a 20 minute boot pack with a FLY LOW puffy jacket on. Do the math! Any goggle would have fogged up and from my experience some would fog more. So, I am giving the goggles complete slack on this issue as the fog cleared relatively quickly as i started skiing! The one issue is field of vision, granted these are medium size and they have bigger frames. Even for a medium the pinch in the middle seemed a little tight for my liking. The positives still outweigh the negatives as there really are no negatives. Lens was perfect, no fogging unless under EXTREME conditions, comfortable (although the foam could be wider to add comfort and facial contact. The design is solid and not too over the top with graphics. I wiped the lens every run with a simple napkin, not advised but I didn't have the cloth carrying case. The lenses handled that without a scratch. Durability is still under question as two days cant answer that...
Bottom line: When you stand in the retail store or look on screen, don't pass them up. For the price you can get two pair and eventually treat yourself to that NEW GOGGLE day sometime in March!!
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