Cross Country Ski Reviews

Casco, a German company, has been manufacturing the Casco Nordic Spirit (Spirit) and Casco Nordic Spirit Competition (Competition) for several years now, and biathletes and nordic skiers have loved this eyewear. Now Casco has come out with a new product, the Nordic Spirit II Carbonic. Like the Spirit and Nordic Competition, the Spirit II Carbonic is perfect for skiing on those windy, snowy days. The Casco eyewear serves as both a ski visor and sunglasses. All three products are designed with a headband that supports a suspended lens, allowing airflow between the face and the lens to minimize fogging. Sunglasses tend to fog up and get snow covered when out skiing and these products overcomes this problem.
The lens is made up of a durable impact resistant material, that is also chemically resistant. This will prevent scratching and damage to the lens using wax remover, klister, or waxes. The material was originally designed for the Apache helicopter windshield, and is also water repellent. During a snow storm, you can wear these goggles and water will bead off the lens improving visibility. The eyewear also swivels up in two positions so it can also be used as a visor if snow is coming down at an angle.
The main difference between the Casco Spirit, the Nordic Competition and the new Nordic Spirit II Carbonic is the lenses. The new Spirit II comes with 3 lenses – clear, amber and a photochromatic. The photochromatic lens changes in changing light. The Competition comes with two lenses: clear and photochromic. The Spirit also comes with two lenses: amber and clear. All three products offer anti-reflection mirror lenses. The lenses are optically superior to sunglasses, and provide sharper images because of their lower refractive index. The headband comes in two colors: black and white and are made in two sizes – small/medium, and medium/large. Most heads fit the small/medium.
Nordic skiers and biathletes who use these Casco visors love the lightness of eyewear since they are almost 15 percent lighter than other eyewear. Casco’s unique ability to swivel the lenses upward without having to remove the eyewear from the head is a big hit and skiers love that they do not fog up. The anti-fog technology and the dual lenses also makes this product extremely popular. If you are considering purchasing the Casco visors the online shop XC Ski Store carries these products. Nordic Spirit II Carbonic.