Goggle ideas for my little egg-shaped head? - Snowboarding Forum

tigre · 01-27-2013, 01:41 PM

I have a hard time finding goggles, helmets, etc. because I have a really oval head (as viewed from the top). I also have fairly small features, so I need goggles that have both a strong curvature from side to side, and a relatively short height from top to bottom.

I've tried on a bunch of my boyfriend's plethora of goggles (mostly Oakley, Native, and Smith), and the Oakley Crowbars fit the curvature of my face really well, but they're a little too large top to bottom, so they come down a bit too far on my nose. I could make them work, but I'd have to buy new lenses anyways, so I'm also looking at just getting some new goggles that really fit me.

Of course I need to try them on, but since I have a very limited selection here in town and don't usually have a lot of time when I'm in Anchorage or Fairbanks, I'd like to have a short list of styles to try on. I care more about fit than brand, so any ideas you guys have would be great!

readimag · 01-27-2013, 01:58 PM

My wife is asian so it took awhile for her to find goggles also ended up getting some a-frames and smith i/os that fit perfect. Just keep trying on the sizes geared more towards your face and you will be fine.

EatRideSleep · 01-27-2013, 02:23 PM

I'll second the Smith I/OSs - the women's version of the I/Os.

Love mine.

Edit: I'm not Asian, if it matters.

Argo · 01-27-2013, 02:40 PM

My wife Isnt asian and has an eggy head too. She likes her electric eg2.5 the best so far. She also liked the smith ioss

BigmountainVMD · 01-27-2013, 03:45 PM

I third the I/OS line. I looked at those and from my experience with the Smith I/O line, the frame is pretty flexible and would have a good "wrap your oval head" character while still being fairly short top to bottom with the I/OS.

seant46 · 01-27-2013, 04:26 PM

My vonzipper 'chakra' goggles from a few seasons ago might fit you well. Im not sure if they changed that goggle model over the years though.

Extremo · 01-27-2013, 04:56 PM

EG2's

They added curve to them so they conform to the head more.

I have a similar shaped head.

tigre · 01-27-2013, 05:33 PM

Thanks for the replies, keep 'em coming! The only Smith's I'd tried on were made for much wider, rounder heads than mine, and I'd heard the same about their helmets, so I'd almost written them off. I'm glad I posted this thread; it's given me a few new models to consider!

tigre · 02-16-2013, 11:32 PM

Well, I was at REI a week ago and tried on several different goggles, but none had as much horizontal curvature as the Crowbars, so I just bought some new lenses for them. And when I tried them on with my snowmachine helmet again, they fit better than I remembered them fitting. Maybe I just had the strap too tight last time I tried them.

So I went out slow-shoeing at the pass today, doing some short laps on the Charlie Slasher, and got to try out my new H.I. Persimmon lenses for the first time. Man, what a difference! It was supposed to be partly cloudy, and it wound up more like tiny blue patches in a grey, grey world. But they worked really well. A few times when I took them off everything was so white and 2-dimensional that it was disorienting, but these lenses made a big difference. I think I like them better than the H.I. Yellow, too. I think these will be more versatile, since I can use them in darkish flatlight, bright flatlight, and probably even on sunnier days too.

01-27-2013, 01:41 PM	#1 (permalink)
tigre Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Valdez, Alaska Posts: 116	Goggle ideas for my little egg-shaped head? I have a hard time finding goggles, helmets, etc. because I have a really oval head (as viewed from the top). I also have fairly small features, so I need goggles that have both a strong curvature from side to side, and a relatively short height from top to bottom. I've tried on a bunch of my boyfriend's plethora of goggles (mostly Oakley, Native, and Smith), and the Oakley Crowbars fit the curvature of my face really well, but they're a little too large top to bottom, so they come down a bit too far on my nose. I could make them work, but I'd have to buy new lenses anyways, so I'm also looking at just getting some new goggles that really fit me. Of course I need to try them on, but since I have a very limited selection here in town and don't usually have a lot of time when I'm in Anchorage or Fairbanks, I'd like to have a short list of styles to try on. I care more about fit than brand, so any ideas you guys have would be great!

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01-27-2013, 01:58 PM	#2 (permalink)
readimag Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 429	My wife is asian so it took awhile for her to find goggles also ended up getting some a-frames and smith i/os that fit perfect. Just keep trying on the sizes geared more towards your face and you will be fine.

01-27-2013, 02:23 PM	#3 (permalink)
EatRideSleep Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 672	I'll second the Smith I/OSs - the women's version of the I/Os. Love mine. Edit: I'm not Asian, if it matters.

01-27-2013, 02:40 PM	#4 (permalink)
Argo -LIFETIME MEMBER- Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Vail, CO Posts: 1,951	My wife Isnt asian and has an eggy head too. She likes her electric eg2.5 the best so far. She also liked the smith ioss

01-27-2013, 03:45 PM	#5 (permalink)
BigmountainVMD Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Philadelphia, PA Posts: 688	I third the I/OS line. I looked at those and from my experience with the Smith I/O line, the frame is pretty flexible and would have a good "wrap your oval head" character while still being fairly short top to bottom with the I/OS.

01-27-2013, 04:26 PM	#6 (permalink)
seant46 Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Canada Posts: 730	My vonzipper 'chakra' goggles from a few seasons ago might fit you well. Im not sure if they changed that goggle model over the years though.

01-27-2013, 04:56 PM	#7 (permalink)
Extremo -LIFETIME MEMBER- Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: NH Posts: 3,112	EG2's They added curve to them so they conform to the head more. I have a similar shaped head.

01-27-2013, 05:33 PM	#8 (permalink)
tigre Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Valdez, Alaska Posts: 116	Thanks for the replies, keep 'em coming! The only Smith's I'd tried on were made for much wider, rounder heads than mine, and I'd heard the same about their helmets, so I'd almost written them off. I'm glad I posted this thread; it's given me a few new models to consider!

02-16-2013, 11:32 PM	#9 (permalink)
tigre Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Valdez, Alaska Posts: 116	Well, I was at REI a week ago and tried on several different goggles, but none had as much horizontal curvature as the Crowbars, so I just bought some new lenses for them. And when I tried them on with my snowmachine helmet again, they fit better than I remembered them fitting. Maybe I just had the strap too tight last time I tried them. So I went out slow-shoeing at the pass today, doing some short laps on the Charlie Slasher, and got to try out my new H.I. Persimmon lenses for the first time. Man, what a difference! It was supposed to be partly cloudy, and it wound up more like tiny blue patches in a grey, grey world. But they worked really well. A few times when I took them off everything was so white and 2-dimensional that it was disorienting, but these lenses made a big difference. I think I like them better than the H.I. Yellow, too. I think these will be more versatile, since I can use them in darkish flatlight, bright flatlight, and probably even on sunnier days too.