Smith  4D MAG XL ChromaPop Snow Goggles

Picked up a pair of these on clearance and even at a deeply discounted price I'm disappointed. Starting with the pros: they fit my face, play nicely with a helmet well and provide a decent field of view. The lens optics however are pretty awful- there's noticeable distortion when looking through the lenses, as well as glare. Both supplied lenses provide very mediocre contrast enhancement compared to lenses from Oakley, Glade and others. Overall this is a particularly disappointing offerin from Smith. With a pretty lofty MSRP, the value for money just isn't there. There are many far better options from a number of other brands out there.

The anti fog coating is horrible on this, they fog up and when they are foggy, the inner layer is super fragile. I wore them on the first day, brand new and they fogged up like crazy, i switched the lens and the same thing happened to the second lens. i had to go on riding without goggles. Whats worse, is that when i put the goggles away into their case, the plastic piece of the strap went under the goggle and scratched the wet coating, so now it has permanent damage after just one use. This is unacceptable for a goggle so expensive.

I really like the goggles and lenses. There is a slight blur near the bottom lens fold at first, but after a couple of runs it stops being noticeable. One thing that did surprise me: if you’re wearing them with a Smith helmet (in my case) and you lift the goggles onto the front edge of the helmet after a run, the lens comes off the magnets and the two clips and fall out. Just something to be careful about and hopefully to be addressed by Smith. Other then that - perfect and love the field of view.

The goggles in perfect conditions are great. I bought them in summer and took them out today. They were amazing, clear, great contrast and field of view. I was very excited. Then it started snowing and my experience changed. I was expecting greatness, considering the research and all online reviews saying this is the "best of the best". But reality was disappointing. The Anti fog coating - is not working, it fogged up instantly. I had to take the face mask off and even then it kept fogging. I changed lenses - but the same happened to the low light lens. even more. the lens froze. so I took them off and put them away. had to ride the slope without goggles. I got home only to find out that the inner coating was damaged. I don't get how goggles so expensive could be damaged so easily? how is this not mentioned in any reviews?

I was very excited for these goggles, however I own a pair of Squad MAG XL (LOVE them so much but it was time to upgrade) and these goggles don’t fit quite right there’s a big gap at the nose in the cheeks feel exposed underneath, and I am not a low bridge nose person. Unfortunately I got them on the final sale and they won’t exchange them so careful when you purchase them. Try them on in the store first is my recommendation!

I love the color, the vibe and the starting visbility is terrific. However, I've cinched these down as far as I can with even moderate comfortability and they're still super breezy. So much so that my eyes water when I'm wearing them. And the padding around the nose peice is super thin. Also, and lastly, they regularly fog on the lower sheild. An expensive peice of equipment that don't work very well.

Top notch quality in the frame build, band, and especially the lenses. They are easy to change, have a large field of view, and work in varying light conditions well. Although they are XL in covering the face, they are low profile to the face and don't stick out from under the helmet. Mine had a minor defect with the foam and Smith was responsive about correcting the problem.

The worst quality lenses for the price. The inside of the lens is not even cleanable with a lens cloth. It will scratch immediately if touched by anything, feels like they scratch just by looking at them. Warranty doesn’t cover the trash quality of their lenses. Total rip off, go and find something else if you are looking for better quality.

Amazing looking lenses but get scratches on them wayyyy too easily. I look at them the wrong way and there’s scratches on them. I try so hard to be as careful as possible always putting the lense cover on but all 4 of my lenses have been ruined before the end of one season.

My vision is very clear even in low light. Haven't tried the low light lens. Peripheral vision is great. They fit my helmet and there's no movement on the face when skiing at high speed. Overall i am very pleased.