The side vents on the Julbo Race sunglasses
do a rad job of keeping the lenses fog free.
I had a couple boxes of gear waiting for me when I got back from Europe. One being an assortment of Julbo Sunglasses. I find I have a tough face to fit with sunglass most of the time. It’s kind of narrow…with a big nose. Sort of aerodynamic I guess. Luckily, a few of the models fit like a glove and I’m rockin’ like Liberace in the sunglasses department now.
I typically like to wear a wrap around sunglass for maximum protection from the sun and wind when I ski the backcountry, but they often tend to fog up when going 
hard or during wetter weather patterns. Enter the Julbo Race Sunglasses that have great wrap around coverage and side vents that have worked great at keeping the lenses fog-free over the last few days of wet weather we have had recently.
The lenses on the Julbo Race are photochromatic and the pair I have has the Zebra Lens the changes tint in a flash all the way to category 4 protection. I’ve heard many people talk about these lens and I have to agree they are very nice and work in a variety of sunlight intensities, which is great for those days the sun is in and out of the clouds. The lower end of the tint is category 2 and really helps to bring out contrast in those flat light situations.
The Julbo Race is very comfortable and stays put when you are skiing, thanks to a good assortment of foamy rubber on the nose and earpieces. The earpieces have a ridge-like pattern that really keeps a grip. Though the nose piece isn’t adjustable like some action sunglasses, it does keep them in place on my shnoze because of its design. The foam is very soft and doesn’t chaff your nose after a long, hard, sweaty day on the skis. Rumor has it Julbo is getting into some more snow specific eyewear too…as in goggles…but we might have to wait until next winter for that.
So are you liking these better than the Rudy Tayos I’ve seen in some of your pictures? I know I’ve liked my Rudy Ekynoxes and Skymans. The Ekynox glasses also have the lense venting.
I’ve broken two pairs of Tayos changing the lenses out. When Rudy wanted a bunch of cash to replace them…I was done.
Plus…Julbo has a better connection with the mountains.
I just got my hands on the sweetest pair of glasses I’ve ever seen. The brand name on the glasses is Diacheli, the frames are an all aluminum half jacket. The lenses are interchangable and overall its probably one of the best looking frames I’ve ever seen. I tried the website but it looks as if its not fully operational yet, for the company just started business in March from what I hear.
Greg,
Do you work for the company? You sound like a salesman.
“it does keep them in place on my shnoze because of its design.”
Are you saying you’ve had a nose-job? 🙂
No…but it might be a way to lighten things up a little bit.
I’ve had some Rudy Project photochromatic lenses which I thought would be good for those cloudy low light touring days, but even through the clouds I guess they were getting enough UV light and they turned so dark they were unusable. Do the Julbos do that? Do they get dark enough for really bright days?
The Julbo Races don’t get too dark and work great for low light. Category 4 protection from Julbo is plenty for the bright sunny days. You might pick a different model than the Race for glacier travel though.