“Right, here’s my near-30-years snowboarding experience pouring out for y’all. OK so these Dragon D1 goggles are my ‘go-to’ goggles and have been for the past eight years or so. And since I started Whitelines, and can generally blag stuff for at least a half-decent discount, why do I chose pretty much the cheapest goggles that money can buy?

Firstly, they’re super light. This is good as you can kinda ignore the fact they’re on your face. Secondly, they’re simple: there’s not much can go wrong. Thirdly, cheap! cheap! cheap! Buy two or three sets and keep them in your bag if one gets fogged up. No matter how good a lens swap system is, nothing beats fresh gogs. Nothing! (ok that’s a lie, but this is a family website, so let’s move on).

“Firstly, they’re super light. Secondly, they’re simple: Thirdly, cheap! cheap! cheap!”

Lastly, The rim of the goggle has a practical function. Put these on a table face down and the lens won’t get scratched. Stuff ‘em in your bag and likewise, they’ll likely stay pretty fresh.This is a major deal if you want your goggles to last more than one trip.

Lastly, they also come in a HUGE range of colours, most of which are black, or variations of black. YES! Lastly (yes I know I’ve said lastly twice already), they look good. They look like you’re in a Milk Tray advert from the 1980s (google it, it’s a STRONG look). Oh and fourth-time-lastly: they don’t have any of that ludicrous eye-wear technology bollocks that other companies drench their product with (unobtanium etc).

So here is my massive massive recommendation: DO NOT pay £200+ for any goggles. Buy two sets of the Dragon D1, and also get a pair of the Dragon Mountaineer X sunnies and you’ll have the perfect eye-wear protection set up for literally any snowboarding or splitboarding situation you could ever find yourself in. Here endeth the lecture…”