KOO Energia Snow Goggles Review

Erin Trail

Initial Impression

The KOO Energia Snow Goggles are lightweight and comfortable frames that are well suited for smaller faces.

Detailed Review

The KOO Energia Snow Goggles features swappable lenses (Zeiss) that offers crystal clear panoramic views.  I received the Cobalt Blue and Orange lenses to review.  The Cobalt Blue lens has a light mirror treatment that goes from blue to purple.  The lens tint is a medium grey, intended for part to full sun.  The Orange lens is a straight orange (no mirror), intended for flat light or snowy conditions. To swap the lenses, you pulled down on the bottom of the goggle frame, pop the lens out, then pop the new lens into the top part of the frame and then into the bottom of the frame.  The first few times I swapped out my lenses, I was worried I would break the goggles, but with some practice, swapping lenses is a breeze. 

The clarity of the KOO Energia Snow Goggles is fantastic. I used these lenses on a day that offered all of the lighting conditions. The morning was overcast with fresh powder, so I chose the orange lenses.  Mid-morning, the sun came out to play and I moved to the Cobalt Blue lenses.  After lunch, snow had started to fall.  I did a few runs with the Cobalt Blue lenses and went back to Orange as it started to snow harder.  I usually have a very hard time when light conditions get flat or when it’s snowing – I usually start to see spots and have a very hard time making out terrain.  The Orange lens were fantastic, especially as visibility grew worse. I could clearly see what was in front of me and I didn’t get those dreaded spots.  The Cobalt Blue lens was great in sunny to partial sun conditions and did pretty well as things got more overcast and snowy.  The Cobalt Blue lens would be ok when it’s snowing (meaning I could still see pretty well), but the Orange lens was definitely superior when the visibility got bad.  The KOO Energia Snow Goggles comes with two microfiber carrying bags (one for the goggles, one for the spare lens); it was very easy to stash the spare lens in my ski hydration pack and swap them out during water breaks at the lodge.

I really liked the fit of these goggles.  I have a small and narrow face and have struggled with suboptimal fitting goggles in the past.  Sometimes the goggles don’t line up well with my helmet, creating a gap for cold, wind, and snow to get through.  And sometimes the goggles squish down on my nose, which becomes painful after a few runs. I experienced zero fit issues with the KOO Energia Snow Goggles.  They lined up well with my helmet (Anon Logan Wavecell) and exerted no uncomfortable pressure points on my face. The goggles were very comfortable to wear; once I got the tightness correct, I didn’t need to fidget with them for the rest of the day.

Besides fit and sometimes seeing spots, the other issue I typically have with goggles is fogging and staying warm. The KOO Energia Snow Goggles frame is lightweight and fog-free, while also managing to keep the wind and snow out. Testing conditions were semi-brutal: air temperatures in the teens, sub-zero windchill, high winds and snow.  To protect my face, I’d cover my nose and mouth with a thermal later.  With other goggles, this causes instant fogging, but with the KOO Energia Snow Goggles, I could still see.  On the one or two times I’d get a bit of fogging, the goggle lenses cleared up quickly without interrupting my skiing. Wind and cold stayed away from my eyes, due to the great fit at the goggle/helmet interface and also due to the well designed foam and ventilation system. 

Closing Thoughts

The KOO Energia Snow Goggles are incredibly comfortable while offering great visibility in all kinds of lighting and weather conditions. The lenses are easy to swap out, making this goggle a versatile choice. They fit well on my small face and stayed free of fog. I’d recommend these goggles for women with smaller faces who need great visibility in all kinds of lighting conditions.

Erin Trail

Erin Trail’s hobby is collecting hobbies. She’s a 5th Generation Coloradan and grew up exploring the outdoors on family camping trips and hikes.  Her first backpacking trip was at eight years old to Grizzly Reservoir – she proudly carried all of her own gear those 3 miles from the main parking lot to the Reservoir.

Erin is an adult-onset athlete who started as a Masters Swimmer and then developed into a triathlete.  She completed 5 Ironman races and nearly 20 x 70.3 distance Ironman races, including the World Championship in Lahti, Finland, in 2023.  Somewhere along her triathlon journey, she picked up a deep love of cycling.

Cycling encouraged her to see landscapes in a new way, learn new skills and to develop self reliance; now she often goes and does Type 2 rides just to see if she can do it.  She’s got all the bikes: gravel, mountain, fat bike, time trial and road.

She is even known to combine her love of camping and cycling and go off on solo 24 hour overnight bikepacking trips in the mountains of Colorado. In addition to bikes, she teaches yoga, lifts weights, skis, SUPs and has recently purchased a campervan.

Erin is a former Montana park ranger with a degree in environmental engineering.  She loves getting into technical details while putting her gear (and herself) through the paces. She shares her home in Colorado with her husband, Will, and her 3 cats (Zipper, Brewtus, and Simcoe).

When not adventuring, she can be found on a sunny patio somewhere, drinking beers with her husband.