Best ski goggles that will equip you for every run in 2024/2025

Sungod’s snipers are fully customisable when you order them online, enabling you to pick a lens tint from eight options, ranging from nine to 38 per cent VLT, and then play around to find your favourite frame and strap colours. The lenses are also fully interchangeable, clipping in and out of the frame quickly and easily. The lens of the sniper is on the larger side, offering a great field of vision. The strap is comfortable and stays put on a helmet. The snipers are also covered by a lifetime guarantee against breakage and can be returned for repair from anywhere in the world. Overall, a solid investment.

Shopping on a budget for your next snow sports holiday? Our top pick for affordability is Tog24’s arosa, which is available with a rosy-tinted cat 2 lens designed for use in low light. On test, this proved decent enough to get you through most of the weather conditions you’d encounter on a first holiday. The arosa punches above its price point, with a comfortable fleece lining around the eyes, a stretchy, comfy strap and an adequate range of vision. We also found them less likely to fog-up than other budget buys, thanks to a double lens treated with an anti-fog coating. While this is a single-lens design, it would still make a great pair of goggles for your first ski trip, or to have in your pack as a handy spare if you already own a lens aimed for use in bright sunlight.

Keep your cool in Julbo’s quickshift, which offered the best ventilation of all the goggles we tested. Anti-fog coating on the lens and vents keep air flowing and vision clear, even if you’re skiing hard in warm spring conditions. Meanwhile, the frameless design offers a wide field of vision and feels comfortable to wear against the face all day. Choose from red/blue (cat 3) and red/silver (cat 2) lenses – cat 2 is a good all-rounder lens that can tackle most Alpine conditions if you aren’t going to splash out on interchangeable lenses.

Dope has done a very solid job with these goggles. The lens offers a wide, unimpeded field of vision, and fits over glasses. The lenses are interchangeable and four colourways are available to buy separately – what’s a pity is a spare isn’t included. While looks aren’t everything, they don’t hurt, and we love the design of this pair. We like that the goggles come with a solid zipped carry case, too – great if you often scratch lenses by chucking them in your backpack.

This minimalist style is Izipizi’s all-rounder ski goggles aimed at kids. The pair is fitted with a grey cat 3 lens that will offer good visibility in most weather conditions; a foam lining moulds nicely to the face, with no gaps; and there’s enough room for glasses, too. The downside to this lens design is it doesn’t offer as wide a field of vision as a big spherical lens would, and you can see some of the frame in the corners of your eyes, but it’s an absolutely solid choice for beginner-intermediate children aged four to 10.

These high-performing frameless goggles ticked all the boxes on test. They’re nicely sized to fit most faces and work brilliantly over glasses, with wide vents and anti-fog lenses to keep your vision crystal clear. You get a choice of two lenses when you buy this pair – we tested the green ionised 23 per cent VLT lens, designed for the sun, and the amber 54 per cent VLT lens, which is ideal for snow and low light. Both proved excellent, and between them should have you covered for most alpine conditions. The lenses click on and off quickly and easily, using a lever – this is manageable even when wearing snow mittens. The goggles are lined with thick, fleece-lined foam and sit quite far out from the face, but the benefit is that you get a very comfy fit. 

Decathlon’s goggles start from just £9.99 for a simple but effective low-light lens, so, if you’re shopping on a serious budget, start here. Our pick of the brand’s snow sports models, however, is this photochromic design, which performs as well as some adaptable lenses we tested that are twice the price, reliably changing tint as weather conditions roll in and out, giving you good visibility in any weather. There’s an adequate field of vision and good anti-fog technology here, too. These goggles are flimsier than more expensive models, but they’re a good pick for your first few ski holidays, and you can choose either a small (aimed at kids) or a large frame.

Shrinking violets need not apply – Bling2o make kids’ goggles in acid-bright designs and with rainbow rhinestones added for good measure. These goggles are great fun for snow-mad little ones, and they perform well, too, with comfy adjustable straps, a thick foam that sits nicely around the face and lenses with UV protection and anti-fog technology. A hard carry case is handy for keeping these bright beauties in good nick. While these goggles are aimed at children aged three to 16, we reckon they’re too wide for petite toddlers and would recommend them for older kids. 

This pair is packed full of lovely stuff. A massive Zeiss lens offers crystal-clear vision and is so wide you’ll barely feel like you’re wearing goggles at all. Thick foam cushions the face nicely, although, these goggles are on the chunky side, and won’t suit skiers who like a slimmer profile. An anti-fog coating and good wide vents keep your face cool and your sight clear in any weather, while changing lenses is quick and easy, with an extra lens included, covering most conditions. Choose from small and medium and a standard or slimmer width, to get a custom fit.