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The Ocular JuJu of Julbo Eyewear

by Lisa Dawson January 29, 2013
written by Lisa Dawson January 29, 2013

Louie Julbo

Louie on Stevens Pass wearing Julbo Explorer.

Snow glare and high altitude sun can zap your eyeballs faster than a defibrillator wielding paramedic. Julbo has long been famous for their glacier glasses, first giving protection to crystal hunters in 1888. 125 years later the company, still family owned and headquartered in the Jura Mountains of France, is making sunglasses and goggles that blow us away with how effective they are for mountain sports.

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The first Julbos made by Jules Baud for Cristalliers in 1888.

Over the past year, we’ve been wearing Julbos during our mountain pursuits and they’ve earned the WildSnow 5 star stamp of approval. They pamper our eyes better than a chilled bottle of Visine. At the Outdoor Retailer show this January, we eagerly descended on the Julbo booth to check out what’s new and noteworthy.

Interchangeable lenses are a hassle to switch out in the backcountry, so we’re anxious to test out Julbo’s photochromic ski goggles. Four styles offer fast response to a wide variety of light conditions. A sign of the times, Julbo offers a lens selector app at their website to help customers pick the right lens for their situation. We’re intrigued with Zebra Light which goes from category 1 (almost clear) to category 3, making it a goggle we hope will work for days that start or end in the dark


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Julbo offers Zebra Light lense in four models: Orbiter, Meteor, Revolution, and women specific, Luna.

Vermont

To celebrate their 125 year anniversary, Julbo is offering a limited edition of the classic Vermont, first introduced in 1950.

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Eastcoaster Joe relates to the Vermont.

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My favorites, the Bora Bora.

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The Kaiser wearing the Kaiser.

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Louie looks slick in the Slick.

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Joe channels his inner brohawk with Epik & Peak, designed by Glen Plake.

We wear our Julbos all over the world, in places so stupendous that it would be a crime to view them through the haze of a crummy lens. Here’s proof:

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Two Lous on the summit of Denali, Louie wearing Julbo glacier glasses.

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Lou and his Julbos skiing in the Dolomites.

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Monterosa: women's specific with removable light blue side shields.

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The youngest WildSnow Girl, Laurie tested the Booba on high alpine hikes in Colorado this summer. She was smiling all day long.

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Four hours on a high alpine lake and these two fish finders suffered no eye burn.

Jeepers creepers, where’d ya get those peepers? Now you know. Get your own pair here. Some of our favorites are even on sale.

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One last plug -- with good shades I notice, and capture, the beauty of light more often, like this day on a ridge, Valhalla Mountain Touring.

Lisa Dawson

WildSnow Girl, Lisa Dawson, is the luckiest girl in the world. Also known as Mrs. WildSnow.com, she tests whatever gear she wants. She gives the WildSnow family of websites the feminine voice.

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