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CUT THROUGH THE GLARE IN THE MOST VERSATILE SUNGLASSES EVER MADE
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"Glade proves you don't need to drop more than $200 to have a high quality experience. I was so happy with its versatility."
"Best Overall Eyewear Award Winner: After a summer of hiking and biking around Colorado, they're as unscratched as the day we got them."
"These glasses performed well in all areas and passed my many tests. After a month of wearing them, they're still scratch free."
"Glade proves you don't need to drop more than $200 to have a high quality experience. I was so happy with its versatility."
"Best Overall Eyewear Award Winner: After a summer of hiking and biking around Colorado, they're as unscratched as the day we got them."
"These glasses performed well in all areas and passed my many tests. After a month of wearing them, they're still scratch free."
Why Glade Sunglasses?
Our sunglasses were built with three objectives in mind: versatility, contrast enhancement, and comfort.
With this approach as our north star, these sunglasses are built for a life well lived.
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CUT THE GLARE
Our Breckenridge HQ sits at an elevation of 9600' where the sun is as harsh as you'll find anywhere on the continent. Our premium polarized lenses are built for full UVA and UVB protection blended with our unrivaled contrast boosting REVEAL technology.
CUT THE GLARE
Our Breckenridge HQ sits at an elevation of 9600' where the sun is as harsh as you'll find anywhere on the continent. Our premium polarized lenses are built for full UVA and UVB protection blended with our unrivaled contrast boosting REVEAL technology. The end result? The best vision you've ever seen.
VERSATILITY FIRST
Designed in Breckenridge for the rigours of our mountain lifestyle, we built these sunglasses to take you from the trail to the brewery patio (and back again) without skipping a beat.
VERSATILITY FIRST
Designed in Breckenridge for the rigours of our mountain lifestyle, we built these sunglasses to take you from the trail to the brewery patio (and back again) without skipping a beat.
BUTTER SOFT COMFORT
Our sunglasses are outrageously lightweight and built with soft, grippy co-molded TPR nose and temple inserts that keep your glasses in place while you’re on the move. Even while sweating.
BUTTER SOFT COMFORT
Our sunglasses are outrageously lightweight and built with soft, grippy co-molded TPR nose and temple inserts that keep your glasses in place while you’re on the move. Even while sweating.
A LETTER FROM OUR FOUNDER
Hey - I'm Curt.
A lifelong skier, I grew up skiing around the Mad River Valley of Vermont and then ventured west in search of big mountains, endless sunshine, and powder. I now call Breckenridge, Colorado home.
Full transparency, I started Glade because it’s a natural extension of my love for the mountains. A love that runs deep and drives everything we do here at Glade.
Historically brands in the outdoor industry were founded by those passionate about their sports - but now virtually every brand you buy from is run by people sitting in sterile conference rooms hundreds of miles away from the nearest ski hill.
We’re here to change that.
Our (small) team does our best to ensure we get our daily dose of fresh air. Whether it's dawn patrol laps, hut trips, midday rides, or aprés on the patio with friends; we live the life that further inspires what we’re building at Glade. It's why we exist, it's baked into our values, and it's why we might not answer you for a few hours if there is six inches of new snow in Breckenridge.
I hope you'll join us.
Happy shredding,
Curt Nichols
Atop a local classic spring line. Perhaps on workday...
