Which lenses fit which frame
Lenses are frame-specific. Reuben takes ten magnetic lenses and Claude takes nine, nothing crosses over between the two families, and no adapter exists. The name printed on your goggle is what decides which spares you can buy, so look before you order. Reuben lenses or Claude lenses.
Reading the category number
Every lens here is Category 1, 2 or 3, or clear with no tint at all. The number is light transmission and nothing else, so a higher number is not a better lens, only a darker one:
- Category 3 for bright sun on open snow. This is the lens fitted in the box.
- Category 2 for a day that keeps changing its mind.
- Category 1 in orange or pink, for overcast skies, snowfall and fog.
- Clear for night skiing under floodlights, and no use in daylight.
The ski goggle lens guide goes through the light each one is built for, what a mirror finish does and how a warm tint changes contrast on snow.
What every lens carries
UV400 on all of them, whatever the tint. A clear lens is protected exactly as well as a black one, because tint depth and UV filtering are unrelated. Each lens also has an anti-fog layer and a scratch-resistant coating.
Changing a lens
Magnets set into the frame hold the lens. Lift the old one away, let the new one find its seat, and you are done in seconds with gloves on. How the magnetic lens system works.
Buying a spare
A lens on its own is the cheapest way to widen what your goggle can handle. Most people own one frame and add a Category 1 for flat light, then a clear one if they ski after dark. If you would rather buy the frame and the second lens together, the ski bundles price them as a pair with an interchangeable strap included.
