Why we chose the Head Contex Pro 5K: Affordable, protective, comfortable 

Price: £80 / $109

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When you think of Austrian-based Head Skis, you’ll be forgiven for only thinking they produce World Cup winning boots, Jesper Tjäder’s skis and Hedvig Wessel’s freeride setup. Cooking up some of the best designed skis and boots is what the brand has built a strong heritage for but, when you take a look at their range of accessories, you soon learn that this brand isn’t just a one trick pony. Case in point, the Contex Pro 5K ski goggles.

History Of Product

The Contex Pro is Head’s latest addition to their goggle lineup, a lineup which features everything from frameless spherical goggles to budget friendly versions. The Contex sits in the middle of the pack, coming in at a respectable price of $109, yet features many of the lens and frame technologies that you’d expect to see in a top end model.

Sitting within Head’s Kore range of freeride kit, the Contex Pro has been designed to keep your vision clear in a total mixed bag of terrain. Let’s jump into the geekery that makes these such a capable pair of goggles.

Fabrics and Features

First up, and the thing we care most about with goggles, is the lens. Head has brought in their extremely capable ‘5K Lens’ technology, which has been developed to protect your eyes in an environment as high as the alpine. As many ski goggle brands are doing these days, this lens has been designed to boost the contrast, particularly in low light conditions, by filtering out any unneeded wave lengths and revealing more details in poor lighting.