The Best Winter Sports Sunglasses
The Best Winter Sports Sunglasses
With winter right around the corner, many outdoor enthusiasts are looking forward to spending the short days in the fresh powder. There are many outdoor sports to enjoy: Skiing, snowboarding, winter camping, ice climbing, skating and sledding are just some of the choices for winter sports.
But what about eye protection? There is a lot of glare that comes off of the snow that can cause severe eye strain by the end of the day. There is also the concern of keeping the eyes sheltered from the cold air and possible particles that can fly up at any time.
Which sunglasses are the best for snow sports? There are two things that are the most important to keep in mind when making this decision.
The first factor is how to help you view your surroundings. In the wintry outdoors, you are surrounded by three basic colors: white and gray. In addition, the white is extremely reflective. The sunlight that shines down bounces off of the snow as efficiently as off of tiny mirrors. Your mother told you never to stare at the sun, but when you’re on a snow field, you really don’t have a choice; the sunlight is everywhere.
The best thing you can do is wear sunglasses that absorb most of the glare, and polarized sunglasses are by far the best purchase to make in this regard. By eliminating both the reflected sunlight from the snow and the diffused sunlight that comes directly downward, properly polarized sunglasses remove the strain from your eyes and provide an incredibly clear view. There will be no need to squint, and whatever outdoor activity you are participating in will become more enjoyable.
Polarized sunglasses work by literally chopping off the light waves at an angle perpendicular to the glare. This allows plenty of light in to view your surroundings, but the bright spots disappear. You can tell if you have true polarized lenses by turning them in a circle. If the glare returns and disappears again, the sunglasses are polarized. If you have two sets of polarized glasses and look through both of them at the same time – with one pair held at right angles to the other – you should see almost nothing. The first pair of polarized sunglasses will let the wavelengths through from one angle, and the second set of glasses will eliminate those waves.
The second important factor to consider when buying sunglasses for the snow is the design. Wraparound lenses offer the most protection from the cold and unexpected flying particles. Most regular sunglasses are relatively flat and allow air and particles to easily get in from the top and sides. Just because the lenses are larger doesn’t mean that the sunglasses are heavier; most glasses designed for sports are very lightweight.
The material that is used in the frames can also be considered, but this is more important for extreme sports, where the strength of the frame may come into play. Aluminum frames are very light and strong, but since aluminum is a metal, it can become cold in the winter air and some people may object to the feeling. Acetate frames are made from a very durable plastic that is used for racing helmets and other protective uses. Since plastic is an insulator, the temperature of the frames does not change much, and these sunglasses can be much more comfortable to wear, especially in extremely cold weather.
To summarize: The best sunglasses for the snow have polarized lenses, a wraparound lens design, and have frames that are made from either acetate (or some other durable plastic) or aluminum.
Whether you are looking for polarized sunglasses, replica sunglasses or just sunglasses in general, The Sunglass Man has a wide selection of eyewear for sports and fashion.
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People have been playing games and participating in sport, probably since the beginning of time. It is true perhaps that early sport may have been very primitive and a far cry from events we now see but the concept of competing, either as individuals or in teams has been around forever!
The first recorded history of the Olympic Games dates back to 776 BC. In those days there was only one event, the 192 metre dash. I don’t know why they didn’t keep that one in!
There is much debate as to what exactly is the crucial factor when deciding what is sport and what isn’t and this debate rumbles ever more furiously on when it comes to what are now considered to be extreme sports.
For example why is snowboarding considered to be “extreme” and skiing generally not? I mean, they both involve hurtling down near vertical slopes of ice on bits of manufactured plastic or carbon fibre!
Despite these quandaries, extreme sport has literally taken off in the last couple of decades and there are no signs that this trend is slowing down. The growth of the sports is almost as extreme as the events themselves!
Video game culture has raised the profile too, with hosts of snowboarding, skateboarding and even surfing and wakeboard games. Snowboarding also made its debut in the 2008 Olympics in China, further evidence of its increasing popularity.
Of course, with new “things” come new marketing opportunities and it is becoming more and more common to see specialist extreme sports shops and stores on your local high street; smaller stores and large emporiums too are springing up, supplying all your wakeboarding equipment and climbing gear amongst lots of other exciting stuff!
The internet has surely helped to increase the exposure of a lot of the extreme sports, some of which are now practically household names, such as snowboarding, skateboarding and climbing, while others still have a bit of work to do. A quick search in one of the internet search engines for the sport you are looking for, is very likely to throw up thousands, if not, millions of results for your desired search!
Along with all the news and gossip from these sporting worlds, there are also a host of online stores, where, here too, you can order your new snowboarding equipment and extreme clothing.
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However you approach this discussion, the obvious similarities are unavoidable. Perhaps all the wake boarders and water skiers out there can fight it out amongst themselves?
Obvious similarities include:
Water – I don’t think either side can dispute this one! The only slight advantage water skiers have here is that the word is used in the title of their sport. Other than that, the water is generally considered a prerequisite for both sports.
Boats – This may be another tie. Waterskiing and wakeboarding generally require a boat with a motor, going quickly to be effective. The horse drawn wakeboarding championships, down the canal are yet to take off. Although that might be fun to see.
Equipment – Wakeboards and Water Skis are likely to share some main ingredients such as carbon fibre, although whether you could make a pair of water skis by cutting a wakeboard in half is debateable! The days of wooden water-skis are long gone.
Oh here’s a good one! Which is easier to perform, wakeboarding or waterskiing? Some will say waterskiing is easier to grasp especially at beginner level, straight arms; knees bent and up as opposed to the slightly more complicated wakeboarding method. Is waterskiing based less on tricks and so not as cool? Many would argue, yes! Is wakeboarding a more technical sport?
I can hear the debates raging already!
What is an extreme sport and why is wakeboarding considered extreme and waterskiing not? After all, both involve clinging to a rope tied to a speeding boat, hurtling across the water!
I read an article recently that tried to define what the extreme in “extreme sports” is. I wasn’t entirely convinced with the answers provided, such as it’s related to demographics etc. Surely an extreme sport needs to be, well, extreme, regardless of demographic and era?
What do you call a fan of extreme sports anyway, an extremity perhaps, an extremist or maybe an extreme-ite?
Are people still learning to water ski? Or is wakeboarding (known to be currently one of the fastest growing sports) going to make waterskiing redundant? Which sport is more televised? I know during my growing up days there used to be plenty of waterskiing on television. Does wakeboarding have the same pulling power to be a mass spectator sport?
Over to you sports fans, the ball is in your court, and the board is in your wake. One plank of wood or two? Let’s have an extreme argument!
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Extreme – the fastest growing sports
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Extreme Mayhem is part of the Extreme Group (that founded the Extreme Sports Channel in 1999). Extreme Mayhem is a new venture with an ambitious strategy to promote and grow UK paintball at all levels, the business has a chilled-out and entertaining ‘community’ website that provides a completely free paintball booking directory to anyone looking for a location to play paintball right across the UK.
extrememayhem.co.uk was developed to help paintballers to get in contact with a paintball venue, (that is the most convenient for them), as quickly and easily as possible. Extreme Mayhem already has a comprehensive nation-wide network of independent affiliated paintball sites, all operating to ‘UKPSF’ quality and safety standards. And the really good news? Extreme Mayhem takes absolutely no agency commission on bookings; customers book with the paintball venue direct so getting the best possible value for a great day out.
Globally the fastest growing sports are extreme; in fact according to advertising industry statistics, there are now an estimated 168 million active participants worldwide.
Using the mass marketing capability, strength and kudos of the Extreme brand (the sports channel already broadcasts in over 60 countries in 12 languages reaching no less than a staggering 38 million homes) the group is venturing into specific areas where they believe they can make a real difference, ultimately helping to raise the overall profile of extreme sports.
Since founding the Extreme Sports Channel, the brand has rapidly advanced into numerous sport-orientated businesses around the world, launching several new businesses including Extreme Drinks (with it’s award-winning range of all natural drinks already selling in 23 countries), Extreme Medics (a unique team of highly qualified and specialised paramedics covering extreme sports events across Europe), EX Element, Extremepie (already Europe’s biggest surf & ski on-line and mail-order retailer), Extreme Hotels (a completely new hotel concept designed specifically to cater for extreme sports enthusiasts – the first 130 bedroom hotel opened in Cape Town in November 2006) and now Extreme Mayhem. Oh, and also watch out for the launch of Raw State – the group’s new sports fashion clothing label, with foot-ware, watches and eye-ware also in the design pipe-line….
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