Black Ski Goggles

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Black Ski Goggles

Black is the deepest part of the Corlin ski range: two frames, two Category 3 lenses and a strap in the same finish. The frame is a look. The lens is a decision about light.

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Reuben Black ski goggles worn with the black Category 3 magnetic lens, snow falling against a blue backdrop

Short answer

“Black ski goggles” can mean two things. The black frame is the goggle itself: Claude Black or Reuben Black. The black lens is what you look through, a neutral Category 3 tint for bright sun, glare and altitude. The lenses are magnetic, so a black frame does not tie you to a black lens, and a black lens fits any frame in its own family.

2black frames, Claude and Reuben

2black magnetic lenses, one per family

Cat 3both black lenses, for bright light

UV400on every lens, tinted or clear

The range

The black frames in the range

Both black frames arrive with a Category 3 lens fitted, at the same price, and each takes the full lens range of its own family. Black is the colour Corlin stocks deepest, so it is the least likely to sell out.

The lens

What a black lens does on snow

A black or grey tint is the neutral one. It cuts how much light reaches your eye without shifting colour much, so snow, rock and other skiers keep roughly the tones they have without the lens. An orange or pink lens works the other way round, filtering blue light to lift contrast when the light goes flat.

Both Corlin black lenses are Category 3. Under EN ISO 12312-1 that means the lens lets through 8% to 18% of visible light, the standard band for bright sun. Category covers light transmission and nothing else. UV is a separate specification, and every Corlin lens carries UV400 however dark it is.

Claude Black magnetic ski goggle lens, Category 3, angled to show the magnetic mounting points

Black is not a mirrored lens

Neither black lens has a mirror or revo coating. Both are a plain neutral tint. For a mirrored finish the range has Reuben Lens Silver and Reuben Lens Revo Orange, both in the Reuben lens range.

The set

Building an all-black setup

Three parts carry the colour: the frame, the lens and the strap. Frame and lens are covered above. The strap is Reuben only, since Claude has no interchangeable strap, and Reuben Strap Black is out of stock at the moment.

Reuben Black already arrives with a black strap fitted, so the goggle reads as all-black out of the box. The separate strap is for replacing or swapping one later. If you want a spare today, Reuben Strap Grey is the closest neutral in stock.

Comparison

Black or silver on snow

Silver is the other Category 3 option, so both are built for the same light. The difference is the surface. The Reuben silver lens carries a mirror finish that bounces light off the outer face before it reaches the tint. Black does the whole job with tint alone. Both keep colour close to neutral.

Pick black for neutral colour and a finish that stays quiet. Pick silver for the mirrored look, or if you spend your days high and open where glare comes off the snow at you. The mirrored Reuben silver lens is out of stock, so silver right now means a Claude lens or a frame.

Reuben Silver ski goggles by Corlin Eyewear

Why it ships fitted

Why black is the Category 3 default

Every Corlin goggle leaves the box with a Category 3 lens fitted, and on the black frames that lens is black. It covers more days on a European mountain than any other category, and it is the one you miss most when the sun is out above the treeline.

Flat light is where it runs out. On an overcast day or in falling snow a Category 3 lens leaves the surface hard to read. That is what the second lens is for. A Category 1 in a jacket pocket covers the other half of the season. If you ski mostly in poor light, black should not be your only lens.

How the lens comes off

Magnets in the frame hold the lens. It lifts off and seats itself back in a few seconds, gloves on. How the magnetic lens system works

Answers

Questions about black ski goggles

Are black ski goggles too dark for skiing?

Not in bright light. A Category 3 lens lets through 8% to 18% of visible light, the standard band for sun and glare. They are too dark for flat light, snowfall and night skiing. The Category 1 and clear lenses cover those.

Can I put a black lens on any Corlin goggle?

Only within its own family. Claude Lens Black fits Claude frames, Reuben Lens Black fits Reuben frames. The two frames take different lens shapes and there is no adapter.

Do you make a mirrored or reflective black lens?

No. Both black lenses are a plain neutral tint. The mirrored lenses in the range are Reuben Lens Silver and Reuben Lens Revo Orange.

Does a black lens protect against UV?

Yes. UV400 blocks 100% of UVA and UVB. So does every other lens in the range, including the clear one. Tint darkness and UV protection are separate specifications.

Are these snowboard goggles too?

Yes. Ski goggles and snowboard goggles are not built differently, and these are the same frames, lenses and fit either way. The same black setup works for both.

What comes in the box?

The goggle with a Category 3 lens fitted, a faux-leather case and a carton box. Free shipping worldwide, 30-day returns and a one-year warranty.

Where to go next

All ski gogglesBoth frames, every lens, straps and bundles Magnetic ski gogglesHow the lens system works, and which lens fits which frame Claude framesThree colourways, nine compatible lenses Reuben framesFive colourways, ten compatible lenses All separate lensesMagnetic lenses, Category 1 to 3 plus clear Delivery and returnsFree shipping, 30-day returns, one-year warranty

Lens category bands are defined in EN ISO 12312-1:2022. Lens categories, coatings and compatibility on this page come from Corlin’s own product specifications. Stock levels change, so the product pages are the current source. Designed in Stockholm.

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