Top Goggles For 2024/2025

Goggles fogging up on the hill? Struggling to see in low-light? Or, plain and simple, lost or broken your favourite old pair of goggles? We’ve been there and it’s rough. With the new season gear now in, our team has picked out their top goggles for 2025 so you can see the mountains in their full glory.

As much as we want to keep this article light, it would be remiss of us to start without we stressing how important your goggles are. They’re an essential piece of safety kit and we wouldn’t be heading out without them. No matter if you're on the beginner slopes or only heading out on a doozy of day, or if you're plowing up the backcountry, you need a pair of goggles. The UV is high in the mountains and your eyes need protection. We’ve also seen what can happen when you use sunglasses instead of goggles. If you take anything away from this article, please let it be that goggles are worth the cost (and they don't have to cost that much either!).

Top tips when choosing your goggles

We know that budget is almost always a factor so we’re skipping past that to the things we genuinely believe are useful to consider.

Lens colour
Despite contrary belief, it’s not just about what looks coolest. The colour of your lens will have a bearing on visibility so think about where you will be riding and the conditions. You can always go for a pair of goggles with interchangeable lenses if need be, this is very common, particularly for those who ski across the globe and in the backcountry. There’s some more information here to help.
Lens shape
Look a bit into the differences between spherical and cylindrical before jumping in to choosing a pair of goggles. It’s a bit of a fashion choice, and an even smaller bit of a performance choice, but worth thinking about. Check out this article for more information.
Temperature (of you and outside)
For the cold If you feel the cold or need to be prepared for rough weather, consider an integrated facemask. The Anon MFI system is just one option and will keep your whole face protected from the wind and snow. It’s a super popular choice for good reason.

For the hot Conversely, if you run hot, larger framed goggles will have more room to deal with the hot air from your face, so less likely to fog if hot face fog is your problem!
Glasses vs contacts
Let’s face it, many of us need glasses. Being able to see on the slopes isn’t a luxury, it’s a necessity so if you wear specs to drive, you’ll need them to ski or snowboard. You have two options here. Contacts or over the glasses (OTG) goggles. If you’re going for OTG, take a look at our OTG size guide and compare different brand sizes to figure out what you need.

However, if you can, we highly recommend coming into store and trying them on with your glasses. Different goggle brands fit differently and there are so shapes of glasses these days it can be tricky to find the perfect fit. You can do this on your way up to the snow and, if you come to us, our store is open and staffed with experts 24 hours a day in Winter.

Our top picks

Best all-round: Volcom Garden
Large enough shape for great all-round vision without being too much of an astronaut or a bug, loads of colours to choose from, and low light lens included. A really solid choice.
Best performance: Dragon RVX Mag OTG

These goggles come HIGHLY recommended by our resident product expert, so much so that we’re actually quoting them here:
“I love my Dragon RVX Mag OTG. I can absolutely vouch for Dragon lens technology, they’re large enough that I don’t have to worry about my face being too hot and fogging the lenses. The lens change tech (Swiftlock 2.0) is a mix of magnets and locks- fast and not fiddly at all. Many companies have their bonus lens simply as yellow/amber, and that doesn’t cut it for many preferences. RVX Mag OTG has loads of different second lens options, depending on the colourway.”. If that hasn’t convinced you, we’re not sure what will!
Best under $100: Modest Team Goggle or Carve First Tracks

Coming in both an XL and a regular size, the Team Goggle these are an excellent pair of goggles for under $100. If you head to the snow once or twice a year and don’t want to be spending the big bucks, these are the ones.

If you’re trying to save some money for your trip, going without goggles is not the place to save. The second under $100 choice, Carve First Tracks, comes in at $49.99 (and you can even use your Rhythm discount) and they REALLY are worth it. There’s also a white frame for $59.99.
Best bang for your buck: Ashbury Blackbird Triangle

A slick shape, really classy colourways and a bonus lens. With your Rhythm member discount (10% off and free to sign up to), you’re laughing!
Best kids goggles: Dragon Lil D or Volcom Migrations

Volcom Migrations fit a medium kids’-sized face, has a spare lens and is just as flash as the adult styles. Ideal for the teens.

Dragon Lil D has a small shape but adult tech. Simple but effective (and the right price), complete with Dragon’s super anti-fog. Great for smaller groms.

Best women's goggles: Dragon X2s
Really comfortable on a smaller face, spherical lens so massive field of vision even though the frame is smaller. Great lens choices, solid locking system for changing lenses (swiftlock)
Best Asian fit/ low bridge: Anything Anon, or the Oakley Line Miner XM

Let’s give Anon some love. Just about every goggle in their range comes in a low-bridge fit. Low-Bridge isn’t a gimmick, it’s really important to make sure the goggle’s foam forms a seal around your face. With a gap between the foam and your nose, air will flow inside and will make for a very subpar experience.

If you don't want to shop a whole brand, the Oakley Line Miner is classic Oakley quality and a super comfy fit for smaller heads and low bridge noses.

Sidenote: The Hi-Pink is great if you struggle with contrast in cloudy/snowy conditions.
Best for coverage: Anon MFI

Anon MFI technology is legit. You don’t have to stuff your neckwarmer under your goggles on the super cold days - you lose a lot of breathability (and create a tunnel of warm air going right into the ‘gogs) and the life of the goggle foam is compromised from all the friction with the other fabric. MFI neckwarmers come in different thicknesses and the compatibility is easy to check.
Best for changing lenses: Volcom Magna

Magnets are all the rage, and it’s true. Lens change systems that use magnets are the fastest and easiest. Just twist the frame and the lens pops out. Do the lenses sometimes pop out when you don’t want them to? The truth is, yes - if you take a HUGE slam to your face, the rotational force will make these lenses fly off. It does NOT happen that often. Loads of pros ride magnet only systems and literally bet their safety on them.

Volcom Magna is one of our most popular goggles - the spherical lenses give you great peripheral vision and they look sweet too. These tick all the boxes of quality, well thought-through goggle, the lens changing is really just a bonus!

The Dragon swiftlock 2.0 system is worth a mention here too. It’s available on a number of Dragon goggles (like the RVX Mag above) and is super secure. Our team that ride in Dragon goggles swear by it so if the Magna aren’t for you, take a look at the Dragon
Best Over-The-Glasses (OTG) Goggles: Spy Marauder

We have already mentioned a pair of OTGs above but the Spy Marauder gives you another class option. It uses Smith’s Deadbolt lens change tech which is quick and very sturdy.

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