Spy goggles are made by Spy Optics, a company who have been around for some time. Spy Optics was formed because a group of sportsmen in San Diego were committed to technologically advancing the effectiveness and quality of sunglasses and goggles specifically to be used for extreme sports. Such advancements include ARC Prismatic Polycarbonate and Delta Photochromic lenses. Frames on their sunglasses and goggles also benefit from the Proprietary Scoop venting system as well as their other design and technology patents.

The Spy Soldier range comes in a wide variety of different coloured and hard wearing frames with high definition lenses, so the available choice is certainly a good one. Realistically speaking, I doubt the range would be as large unless the product was good.

Of course the primary purpose of sports goggles is safety for the eyes from snow, dust and debris in addition to protecting them from the suns harmful UV rays. For comfort and protection, Spy Soldier goggles have a triple layer of Isortion face foam and have pivoting strap hinges with adjustable silicone-ribbed straps to help keep your Spy goggles securely in place whatever sport you are participating in.

Spy Soldier goggles like other ranges of Spy goggles, give 100% UV protection against A, B and C rays which is of course important, however, you should also remember that the colour or darkness of the lens is not related to the level of protection, it is the clear outer coating that filters the rays and not the colour.

Spy Soldiers also have the Scoop ventilation to help avoid misting and fogging which as you may know, can be a big problem, particularly when you are only just learning to ski or snowboard. The 6-base ARC spherical dual lens also has anti-fog protection and are scratch resistant.

Quite a lot of people believe that it is unnecessary to buy designer goggles, and of course they are correct. However, as far as is known, all the designer ranges do have the necessary high quality required to protect your eyes. It is worth noting that designers do need to protect their brand and are unlikely to put anything on the market that would make their name vulnerable.

As Spy Soldier goggles cost around 100, they are certainly not the cheapest goggle, but in this age, you do get what you pay for. Dont be deceived into thinking that all goggles are the same, they are not. Therefore, you should make sure you get a good pair as you will only ever get one pair of eyes!