That's a great low-medium variation lens. Hella thanks for the reminder to put that bad boy in my boot bag. Gives you some really amazing depth of focus in flat/lower light but also has some coverage when things start to brighten up.
I like the Glade's overall. They are a solid one lens set especially at the price. I think what you'll find is as you nerd out harder into the goggles space, it becomes hard to not want to explore the other goggle color combos to find just the right lens for the conditions.
If I was coming out for a week or two, the Glades would be awesome because they are photochromic which gives you a range of VLT where the lens adapts to the lighting conditions on the fly. What that means is you usually sacrifice a little VLT on both ends of the spectrum (the lens may be a 20% VLT - 50% VLT). For a single lens, that's a solid amount of coverage across the spectrum. However, if you ski EVERYDAY or ALOT, there are the days you want to dip under 50% VLT or above 20% VLT. Those are the days it's nice to have another set of lenses.
Overall, I think you made a great choice. Glades are SOLID. Really good company, great product, and really solid price points.
It's like having an everyday rifle, a match grade, and a couple other calibers and grade barrels at the range or kinda like the ski equivalent of hand reloading. You don't NEED that many or that specialized of a round usually, but why not if you can
My favorite goggles brands in no specific order are Smith, Oakley, Glade, Zeal, POC, Anon, and Dragon. If you're on a single lens photochromic setup, it's probs worth it to explore out father on the VLT spectrum. If it was me and I wanted to explore expanding my goggle lens stash, I'd probs first look at pushing up in VLT vs. pushing down. The reason is that most of the factory sold photochromic lenses have a VLT range between 20%-50% VLT. It's really rare that you'll need more than a 20% VLT even on super sunny days. What you gain isn't going to noticeably better to most riders. However, you probs will find that where you really need more push is in the flat/low/storm lighting. That's where snagging an above 50% VLT lens will really pay dividends.
If you guys/gals ever have questions feel free to ask. I'm always happy to give you my 2c and my experience with whatever you find.
It all boils down to this: if you can't see well, you can't shred or stomp. It doesn't matter how sick of a sticks setup or kit you have, if your goggles aren't your teammate you're going to be suffering. Anti fog, photochromic, dual layered lenses etc all help to keep you on the mountain and keep you safe. I really can't stress that enough. SO many people buy great sticks, an amazing kit, a solid helmet, but slide on the goggles. That's like buying a Ferrari and driving it with a shattered windshield. You can't drive a Ferrari like a Ferrari with a shattered FOV.
