Photochromic is a game changer!
"These are hands down the best ski goggles I’ve ever owned. Photochromic technology is a game changer. The lenses transition quickly when moving in and out of the shadows. On a sunny bluebird day, the lenses darkened perfectly. I never found myself wishing they were darker or lighter at any time, which was one of my biggest worries with photochromic. I experienced no fogging, but conditions weren’t conducive to developing fogging, so I’ll reserve the right to re-review if fogging is ever an issue in the future. Only downsides that I can see, so far, are the lack of a hard case, which is mind boggling for a $305 pair of goggles, and the faint SMITH lettering on the lenses, which I thought might have been a protective film on the lenses, but I couldn’t find a place to peel anything off. I could only see the lettering faintly when the lenses were in the dark, and the writing disappears after the lenses transition in normal daylight conditions. Oh, they also come with a pair of low light lenses, but I can’t imagine ever needing them, outside of night skiing. Love these goggles, and will never buy another pair of non-photochromics ever again!"