Carrera's Team Races in Solden

Janka skiing for the Swiss last season

The 2011/2012 Ski World Cup officially opened in Sölden (Austria) last week, and Safilo claims that Carrera Ski Racing Team has some of biggest names in the downhill racing circuit at the gates this season. For example, competing for Carrera is one of the favorites to win the overall title this year, Swiss-born champion Carlo Janka, who placed third last year at the World Championships then took gold in the giant slalom in Slovenia as well as making the podium on countless other occasions. Read more.

Optical Checklist for Skiiers

Here's an optical checklist for your skiing customers.

• Wear goggles that can prevent snow and ice from obscuring vision during a descent, and they also can protect a skiier’s eyes from twigs or debris. 
• Remember sunglasses. They block UV rays, and there's plenty of UV on the slopes. Think snow-blindness. Snow reflects the UV rays.
• Fog-proof your googles, sunglasses, and eyeglasses. Use an antifog spray or antifog towelette, like Defog It. If goggles lost their fog-blocking ability, an application of an antifog may fix it.
• If you wear eyeglasses, you might want to defog them as well when going from cold of the slopes to the warmth of the lodge.