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These are OTGs. They are designed to fit over glasses. If you are not a glasses wearer I am not sure why you would pay for this model. They are big. I have not had the problem with them sliding down on my nose that others have reported. (Did they tighten the strap?). Some Rx glasses that are very wide (hinge screw to hinge screw) may not fit well under these glasses.
I have skied for 4 decades and always with my glasses. There are 3 main problems that the glasses wearer faces with goggles: 1) fitting the glasses under the goggles, 2) fogging, 3) the tendency for the goggles to cause the glasses to wiggle or vibrate with every bump impact.
1) Fit: these seem to be adequate although skiing is so important to me that I consider the width of the glasses I will use when I purchase the glasses. Some Rx glasses are too wide to fit well under any goggles.
2) Fogging: The goggles seem to do fine. That does not mean your glasses will not fog. It is important that you use some kind of anti-fog coat on your glasses. The cloths are okay, but the sprays and greases (Cat Crap for example) seem to work even better although you pay a price in overall clarity (they tend to leave a film).
3) Vibration: These are okay. The cut outs on the sides help and as long as the front corners of your glasses are not rubbing on the goggle lenses the problem is not any worse than simply wearing your glasses.
Miscellaneous comments for the glasses wearer: Fogging is the biggest problem IMO. I like powder. I ski when it is snowing. Here's a few tips:
- Put your goggles on before you walk out of the lodge. Do not let your glasses lenses get any colder than they have to have to; it will only make the fogging problem worse.
- Don't let your head overheat. If you wear a wool hat consider taking it off when it gets warmer. If your helmet has vents - open them up as much as possible. The cooler your face is; the less it will cause your glasses to fog.
- I have tried the goggles with the fan built in to them. They did not really help me any. If the goggles I am using have adjustable vents I always keep them as open as possible. The X-9 does not have adjustable vents, but they seem to be as "open" as any I have used with adjustable vents.
One other thing: Previous reviewers have not mentioned the tint of their X-9s. They come 4 tints. My "modulator vermillion" did not change colors evenly and leaves me with a very distracting dark area in one section of my field of view when the sun comes out. The "modulator" is a very nice tint feature because of its wide range of light adaptability. I will reorder another pair of these as I like them a lot. If the new ones are not better I will let you know. I have a pair of "polarized brown" that are very nice on sunny days
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