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Smith Phenom Turbo Fan Goggle - 2008 BCS
Fans are for fogies, right? Nope. The Smith Phenom Turbo Fan is a favorite of frontside and backcountry badasses alike—just ask super-hucker Eric Hjorliefson and countless professional mountain guides if you don't believe us. Listed as one of SKIING Magazine's 82 must-have accessories, the Phenom Turbo Fan utilizes all of Smith's technological wizardry to provide you with fog-free vision, even after hiking up a ridgeline, goggles on, in a driving blizzard. The Fog-X permanent hydrophilic inner coating actually absorbs moisture before fog can form, while the 2-speed microelectric Turbo Fan (powered for 50 hours by a single AAA battery) spins silently, pulling air across the Carbonic dual-spherical lens even when you're standing still. Pro skiers and boarders use it, the U.S. military helped develop it, and Smith is the only one to offer it.
Bottom Line:
Give fog the Turbo Fan finger.
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Great Goggles
By: tbunting2270186
January 14, 2011
I used these on a snowmobiling / ski trip to Colorado. They are very comfortable and worked great. The last two days of skiing the temperature dropped to a high of -4F at the bottom of the mountain with wind chills at -35F. Even though we were working hard and sweating, I never had any issues with fogging (like I have with every other pair I've ever owned). As far as battery life, the fan did go out half way through the 3rd day. However, my Ipod and cell phone also died because the battery was too cold (started back up just fine after 30 minutes out of the cold), so that may have been what caused the fan to die too... But even after the fan went out, I was able to finish a few more runs without any issues.
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