Giro Revolt Goggle Lenses
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What is the best goggle lens color? It is mostly personal preference, but here are a few attributes to certain lens tints that can help you make the best choice for your eyes and skiing conditions.
General Lens Color Guide
*Blue light limits the eye's ability to focus and creates blurriness, especially in snowy environments. Many lenses are designed to reduce the amount of blue light that reaches the eye.
| Lens Color | Benefits |
|---|---|
| Yellow/Orange | Provides greater clarity in fog and low-light, high contrast and depth perception by blocking blue light. |
| Pink/Red | Improves depth perception, provides the best contrast, reduces eye strain (alters perceived color). |
| Blue/Purple | Reduces glare, helps define contours and color perception. |
| Green | Good all purpose tint, even color perception, dims glare while brightening shadows, improves contrast in low-light. |
| Brown/Amber/Bronze | Ideal in variable conditions, enhances contrast and depth perception, cuts the haze for crisp vision. |
| Gray/Black | Reduces eye fatigue, provides true color perception while minimizing glare in bright-light conditions, block the brightest rays. |
| Mirror Coatings | Greatly reduce glare - the base tint lends the greatest visual benefits to the lens while the mirror tint is for glare protection. Blue mirror specifically reflects away blue light, increasing visual acuity while minimizing glare. |
Lens Categories
| Category | VLT Range | Tint | Conditions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 80-100% | None or Very Light Tint | Very low light or night skiing |
| 1 | 46-79% | Light Tint | Low light or overcast days |
| 2 | 18-45% | Medium Tint | Effective in average sunlight conditions |
| 3 | 8-17% | Dark Tint | Perfect for most skiing conditions and provide excellent protection from the sun |
| 4 | 3-8% | Very Dark Tint | Only necessary in extremely bright conditions, like hiking glaciers or high altitudes |
VLT - Visible Light Transmission
VLT is a measurement that specifies the percentage of light coming through the lens and reaching your eyes. A totally clear lens for dark conditions typically have around 90% VLT and a very dark colored lens with mirror for sunny conditions may have down to 10% VLT. Most all round lenses will be found between 30 to 60%.
Giro VIVID goggle lenses are designed to enhance contrast and definition across changing snow and light conditions. Developed with Optics by ZEISS®, VIVID technology helps you see changes in snow texture and terrain more clearly during ski racing, training, and everyday skiing.
Use the Giro Goggle Lens Guide below to compare the VIVID lenses offered at Race Place. Choose a lens based on its category, VLT range, and the light conditions you expect on the mountain.
Giro VIVID Lens Chart
| Lens | Category | VLT Range | Best Conditions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clear | CAT 0 | 81–100% | Night / very low light |
| VIVID Apex | CAT 0 | 81–100% | Overcast / storm / very low light |
| VIVID Infrared | CAT 1 | 44–80% | Overcast / low light |
| VIVID Royal | CAT 2 | 19–43% | Mixed clouds / variable light |
| VIVID Onyx | CAT 3 | 9–18% | Full sun / bright conditions |
Understanding VLT
Visible Light Transmission (VLT) is the percentage of visible light that passes through a goggle lens. Higher VLT lenses allow more light through and are better suited to darker conditions. Lower VLT lenses reduce incoming light and are better suited to brighter conditions.
- Higher VLT: More light reaches the eye for low-light, overcast, night, or artificial-light conditions.
- Lower VLT: Less light reaches the eye for bright and sunny conditions.
- Lens Category: Provides another way to classify how much light a lens transmits, from CAT 0 for very high transmission to CAT 3 for bright conditions.
Giro Goggle Lens Shapes
Toric Lens
A toric lens curves both horizontally and vertically, following the general shape of the eye for a wide field of view and clear optics. The Giro Contour uses a toric VIVID lens developed with ZEISS® Optics. The shape also creates additional air volume inside the goggle to support ventilation and help manage fogging.
Cylindrical Lens
A cylindrical lens curves horizontally while remaining flatter vertically, creating a lower-profile goggle design with a wide field of view. The Giro Revolt combines its cylindrical VIVID lens with Giro's EXV+ wide-view frame design.
Giro VIVID Lens Technology
VIVID with Optics by ZEISS®
Giro developed VIVID lens technology with ZEISS® Optics specifically for snow environments. VIVID is designed to enhance contrast and definition, helping changes in snow texture, terrain, and surface conditions stand out more clearly.
UV Protection
Giro goggle lenses filter 100% of harmful UV light, providing complete UV protection for skiing and racing at altitude.
Anti-Fog & Anti-Scratch Coatings
Giro goggle lenses feature coatings designed to resist fogging and scratches. The anti-fog treatment helps maintain visibility as temperature and activity levels change, while the outer lens treatment helps protect the lens surface during regular use.
