Cold Sport

The cross-country ski and biathlon world continues to be in search of eyewear that is comfortable, versatile, light as well as practical for racing. Biathletes and xc skiers of the levels are challenged with using traditional sunglasses in adverse weather and extreme cold weather. Snow, sleet and rain make seeing difficult when training or racing, particularly with traditional eyewear. Sunglasses fog up easily under cold weather, making visibility difficult for all skiers.Innovation with the German manufacturer Casco has solved many of these eyewear challenges. Casco manufactures two eyewear products – the Casco Nordic Shield and also the Nordic Spirit Competition. Both of them are received well from the xc ski world. Both of these eyewear items are both sunglasses and goggles. The Nordic Shield and Competition utilize a comfortable headband, allowing the lens to get suspended on top of the nose, enabling greater air flow relating to the lens and face, effectively minimizing fogging. Their patented fog-proof technology also prevents fogging from the lens. Many of the important for competitive skiers. The headband is available in two colors: non colored documents. Women preferring the white over the black, but both are equally attractive. Both visors are available two sizes – small/medium, and medium/large.Originating with military use, the lens technology that Casco utilizes was made as windshields to the Apache helicopter. The lenses are chemical resistant lenses, such as prevention of damage from wax removal, klister, and waxes. The lenses are water repellent, thus in snowy conditions, the snow is wicked away from the lens, enabling superior visibility. Several qualities that xc skiers and biathletes admire include their impact resistant lenses as well as the lens’ opportunity to swivel up to ensure the eyewear doesn’t have to be removed while shooting. Not any other product offers biathletes on this occasion saving option.There’s one subtle distinction between the Casco Nordic Spirit plus the Casco Nordic Shield besides price. The Nordic Spirit has photochromic lens technology. In changing light, the Spirit’s lenses change their darkness. In bright light, the lenses are dark, along with darker conditions, the lenses are lighter. The Spirit also comes with two lenses. Both products offer anti-reflection mirror lenses. The lenses are scratch resistant, are optically superior to sunglasses, and give sharper images due to their lower refractive index.Feedback and comments from many skiers who start using thise Casco visors focus a handful of key features. All appreciate the lightness of eyewear. They may be almost Fifteen percent lighter than other items which skiers use. Nearly all are pleased the fact that lens does not take a seat on the nose, but rather is suspended at the face because the headband design. This feature makes all the Nordic Sprit and Nordic Shield extremely comfortable, particularly on extended ski workouts. Casco’s unique capacity to swivel the lenses upward while not having to take out the eyewear with the head is a large hit. The lack to get rid of the eyewear while target shooting is certainly a unique and positive feature. The anti-fog technology and the dual lenses also makes this supplement highly sought after. We carry both these product, but they’re difficult to maintain stock!