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Help ns- eyes watering while skiing??

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phishfood
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so pretty much every time its cold and i take a run (not like hiking a box or something), my eyes water up really bad so its hard to see. sometimes the tears like fly up and stick to the inside of my goggles, which really sucks cause they freeze if i don't dab them out soon enough. this has always kinda happened with my anons the past few years, so i sold them and got crowbars, and they are no better.

is there anything i can do about this? it's unbelievably annoying
Jan 7 2010 6:00PM
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VT_scratch
Posts: 8786 - Karma: 6,254
pshhh - you crybaby
Jan 7 2010 6:00PM
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Thenowhereman42
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....are you wearing your goggles so that your eyes are right behind the vents or something? You might want to try getting some old school goggles with the closeable vents I think Scott or Spy or something used to do those.

Or just get mad blazed and then there won't be any water in your eyes to fuck with you ha.
Jan 7 2010 6:02PM
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Sofford
Posts: 114 - Karma: 132
ahh i get this too.. maybe not so bad but it then fogs up my goggles.. ive tried loads of brands too! ive found if you tuck the top little bit of your hat into your gogs it kinda helps!
Jan 7 2010 6:05PM
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@koby
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dude i get the exact same thing when i'm going really fast. if you wear your goggles over a beanie like i do, i think thats what happens because of the little gap created. I only get it going mach 5 in a pretty exposed area though so i dont really worry about it, i just blink a lot and stop going quite so fast
Jan 7 2010 6:07PM
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*Nickdel*
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smith has open and close-able vents
Jan 7 2010 6:09PM
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Fischer-Addicted
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yeah my smith prodigys have open and close vents, sounds like your ready for a new pair.
Jan 7 2010 6:11PM
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*RAPIST*
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this
Jan 7 2010 6:14PM
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fountain.
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hmmm maybe you are sagging your goggles too much? haha
Jan 7 2010 6:33PM
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phishfood
Posts: 2542 - Karma: 298
so its air blowing in from the vents thats doing it? idk maybe i'll try putting a little strip of scotch tape over them or something? not trying to spend another $60+ on goggles..
thanks for the help so far though
Jan 7 2010 8:59PM
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PeterWojnar
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It's air going into your eyes that does it. Ski a day in sunglasses, or a single run without your goggles- you'll be tearing up before you get off the chair. Find a way to make sure there is no gap between your goggles and your face -- it's what's probably the problem -- before you go placing duct tape over your vents, try tightening the strap so there's a better seal. If nothing works, you need googles that fit. They may not be stylie, but take your helmet and whatever else is on your head when you ski- hats, headphones, anything- and make sure it fits WELL. That means the foam is touching you, with some pressure, at all times.
Jan 7 2010 9:07PM
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SKIU4EA
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my friend used to cram hand warmers into the tops of his goggles for whatever reason.  It looked so fucking ridiculous.  maybe try this?
Jan 7 2010 9:08PM
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SlickRick.
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get one of of those fog wipes that smith makes for like $2.50. or just get some quality goggs
Jan 7 2010 9:17PM
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MADDECENT
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It's definately something your doing wrong.
1. You are wearing your goggles with your eyes right behind the vent
2. You are wearing a beanie or something that creates a gap between your face and the goggles
3. Your strap is too loose.
Jan 7 2010 10:18PM
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STAUSS
Posts: 8232 - Karma: 3,311
more goggle sag
Jan 7 2010 10:36PM
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Corben
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my gf's eyes water in the cold air all the time. She went to the doc and they probed her tear ducts with a needle to "dislodge" whatever was in there. It didnt work and they gave her eye drops as well. that doesnt work either.

basically no solution. My suggestion is convince your subconscious mind that it's not going to happen anymore and will that shit away.
Jan 8 2010 2:57AM
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SirStai
Posts: 253 - Karma: 15
Yeah this happens a lot. The solution is fairly simple. It´s called a good pair of googles.
Jan 8 2010 9:07AM
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drumbumocdp
Posts: 3229 - Karma: 1,098
problem solved
Jan 8 2010 12:12PM
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sconniestyle
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the air is making your eyes water, the fog could be from the manuf. anti fog being gone off the lens if you wipe it out or something like that.

you can try to reposition your goggles on your face to minimize that, but the air helps to keep them from fogging up, so you might just make things worse.

if you need new ones at a friendly price, i would keep my eye on SAC or TDOCK because they've had smiths up recently for like 30 bucks.
Jan 8 2010 12:16PM
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sneezin
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ski with your eyes closed
Jan 8 2010 4:41PM
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FUUUCK
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Jan 8 2010 5:00PM
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Microcosm
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I sometimes have the same problem with my A-Frames, but not with my Crowbars. The Crowbars just fit better with my helmet/ beanie/ goggle setup. The air that's getting in is causing your eyes to water. See if you can block the spots where the goggle's foam isn't perfectly flat on your face. And if not, go into the shop with your helmet/ hat and test out different pairs until you find one that fits properly.
Jan 8 2010 7:46PM
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Dr.Brown
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Not to a dick or eheath, but of course it's air, it's not pepper nor onions that'll make you cry when you're skiing for all i know.

But taping the vents is a good idea, although it might fog your goggles up i think.
Jan 8 2010 8:27PM
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billay
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i did this today too and it actually worked.
Jan 8 2010 8:32PM
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FUUUCK
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get full tilts
Jan 8 2010 8:32PM
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1337
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try tightening up your goggles, and maybe taking some toilet paper and placing it down on the inside vents, that might help block a little bit of wind and maybe warm up the inside of your face to prevent tearing. You could also experiment with taping parts of the top part too
Jan 8 2010 8:40PM
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ashamedkrew
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tonight i had a bunch of tears freeze to my eyelashes, felt kinda weird
Jan 9 2010 12:40AM
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spliff.Life
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 hows that even happen?
Jan 9 2010 12:42AM
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