How to Defog Your Ski or Snowboard Goggles

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Moisture, whether from snow or sweat, can cause the inside of your goggles to fog up.

Instructions

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Things You’ll Need:

  • Cotton Cloth
  • Facial Tissues
Step1
Make sure no snow is inside the goggles before you put them on.
Step2
Take the goggles off your head after they fog up.
Step3
Carry a tissue or small piece of cloth in your pocket.
Step4
Use the tissue or cloth to wipe away moisture in the goggles.
Step5
Allow air to circulate through the inside of the goggles. If it's breezy, take your goggles off and allow them to air dry.
Step6
Put your goggles back on carefully so you don't accidentally knock snow back into them.

Tips & Warnings

  • Keep your goggles off your forehead. Heat and sweat from your forehead will quickly fog your goggles.
  • Some newer goggles have better ventilation and allow more air to circulate through.
  • If it's snowing when your goggles fog up, try pulling them away from your face and sneaking a tissue or cloth inside. Taking them completely off will just allow more snow to fall in.

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Indy720

Indy720 said

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on 2/23/2007 This is perhaps the worst thing you can do. Many newer goggles contain an fog coating on the inside of the lens. By using a facial tissue you stand a good chance of smearing this coating and ruining a perfectly good lens. And at $130 CAD for a new Oakley Wisdom lens that's an expensive mistake

This is your sure fire answer to always having a clear lens: Carry an extra pair of beater goggle and shove the other pair in your pocket for a couple runs.

Anonymous

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on 11/22/2005 This looks a bit silly, but if you put your goggles on your head (e.g. if you're in a gondola for 15 minutes) put the goggles on the side of your head. This keeps a gap between the goggles and the head so that heat/sweat from the head doesn't fog them.

Anonymous

Anonymous said

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on 11/22/2005 They sell this stuff at my ski hill called cat crap. all you do is wipe it on before you go snowboard/ski and they wont fog at all. Works GREAT!!!!!

Anonymous

Anonymous said

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on 11/22/2005 I watched many a fellow hockey player wipe their shields with Prell and they all claimed it was better than defog fluid. Maybe this will also work for goggles.

Anonymous

Anonymous said

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on 11/22/2005 Go to a dive shop and get some quality defog liquid. Spit works too. Also a great rememdy, toothpaste - gel only! Don't use that abrasive baking soda type.

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