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Description
The Atomic Savor GT AMID Visor Photo is a visor ski helmet that Atomic makes for piste skiers, with a photochromic lens in the built-in visor. Atomic's dealer catalog lists three standards for it. Two are written for snow-sports helmets: CE EN 1077:2007 Class B and ASTM F 2040. The third, ISO 18527-1:2022, covers ski and snowboard goggles, and we take it to apply to the visor. Sizes cover heads of 51 to 65 cm.
Atomic's claim for the Performance Visor is goggle-level pressure and seal against the face, and its lens, per Atomic, tints darker or lighter as the light changes. Called ID Visor Double Lens, it is anti-fog on the inner lens and has a hydrophobic coating.
The ABS Hybrid Construction shell has Active Aircon Venting. Fit is set by the 360° Fit System plus Live Fit, which per Atomic molds itself to your head. The helmet also has a magnetic Fidlock buckle, Dual Layer Face Foam, a Live Fit Frame and ear pads that are audio-compatible and 3D-molded. The full cap liner is removable and washable, and the linings are Merino and 3M X-Static. A microfiber sleeve for the lens is included. Size S, the smallest, weighs 650 g.
AMID is Atomic's impact technology, an add-on rather than a certification. Atomic says it generates "up to 40% higher impact protection than industry safety standards." This helmet's page and catalog entry don't name a specific standard or test protocol behind that figure, give the visor lens a category or VLT, or mention eyeglasses beneath the visor. Nothing in the range fits a head below 51 cm or above 65 cm. Only Black comes in 63–65 cm; White Heather, Sand and Slate go no larger than 59–63 cm.
Come in and we'll measure your head, then see how the helmet and visor sit on you.
Specs
- Safety Technology: AMID
- Fit System: 360° Fit System
- Interior / Liner: Remove-/Washable Full Cap Liner
- Visor: Photochromic Lens Technology
- Construction: ABS Hybrid Construction
- Ventilation: Active Aircon Venting
- Weight: 650 g (S)
- Certification: CE EN 1077:2007 CLASS B
- Sizes: 51-55 · 55-59 · 59-63 · 63-65 cm
- Colors: Black · White Heather · Sand · Slate
Details
- Type
- Helmet
- Vendor
- Atomic
- SKU
- AN5006888S
- UPC / GTIN
- 00887445521648
Black / 51-55 cm
Atomic Savor GT AMID Visor Photo
Savor family · 26/27
Technology
Photochromic Lens Technology
The visor’s lens. Atomic says it adapts to changing light, shifting levels of tint.
Performance Visor
Part of the helmet rather than a separate goggle; per Atomic it brings the secure contact pressure and sealed fit of goggles.
AMID
Atomic Multi-Directional Impact Deflector, Atomic’s impact technology, listed on the datasheet under safety technology rather than certification. Neither this helmet’s page nor Atomic’s catalog says which specific standard or test the up-to-40% claim rests on.
Live Fit
Atomic says it wraps the head 360° and shapes itself to you, for an individual fit straight out of the box.
Features
- ·Built-in visor with a photochromic lens
- ·Hydrophobic lens coating, anti-fog inner lens
- ·Removable cap liner, washable
- ·Ear pads: 3D-molded and audio compatible
- ·Magnetic Fidlock buckle
- ·Microfiber lens sleeve included
Pick this helmet if you’d rather wear one thing than two. The visor does the goggle’s job, so no goggle strap has to fit around the shell and there’s no second piece to keep track of. Atomic says the lens changes its tint with the light, which means no lens to pick each morning.
In Atomic’s terms, Performance Visor is the goggle-style seal, Photochromic Lens Technology the self-tinting lens, and Live Fit the part that molds to your head. This helmet’s datasheet just names AMID, the 360° Fit System, Active Aircon Venting and ABS Hybrid Construction. On the page for its visorless sibling, the Savor GT AMID, Atomic describes AMID as “a dual-density foam system that absorbs impacts from multiple directions” and its 360° Fit System as “height-adjustable,” and says Active Aircon Venting “helps regulate temperatures.”
The lens is the part to think about. On its page and in its catalog, Atomic gives the lens no category and no VLT (visible light transmission) figure, so you can’t hold it up, number for number, against lenses you’ve owned. If you want a dedicated low-light lens, or a rating you can check before you buy, the visorless Savor GT AMID makes more sense: pair it with a goggle whose maker publishes its VLT, once you’ve confirmed that goggle sits right on the shell.
Weight is a trade too. Atomic’s datasheet weight for this helmet is 650 g, stated for size S; at that size, the Revent GT AMID Visor HD Photo is listed at 600 g. Its HD PHOTO lens, in Atomic’s description, “adjusts to changing light.” If weight is high on your list, start there.
Glasses need a try-on, since neither Atomic’s page nor its catalog list mentions frames under the visor. For prescription-glasses wearers: bring the pair you ski in, and we’ll check how the visor sits over them. Sizing goes by head measurement, and a head that lands on a size boundary should try both neighboring sizes.
Strengths
- +The visor takes a goggle’s place, so no goggle strap is needed.
- +Atomic says the lens shifts its tint as the light changes.
- +Atomic says the visor seals and holds pressure like a goggle.
- +The visor’s inner lens is anti-fog, per Atomic’s catalog.
- +You can take the liner out and wash it, per Atomic.
Best For
Skiers on mostly groomed runs, with heads measuring 51 to 65 cm, who want the eyewear built into the helmet and a lens whose tint, per Atomic, follows the light.
Limitations
- −The lens category and VLT go unstated on Atomic’s page and catalog.
- −Only size S has a datasheet weight, listed at 650 g.
- −Atomic’s page and catalog list never mention wearing glasses with it.
- −Atomic’s page and catalog give the up-to-40% AMID claim no test basis.
- −Black is the lone color offered at 63–65 cm.
Not For
Skiers set on a low-light lens, or on a published VLT, before they buy; skiers who count grams; anyone in prescription glasses who hasn’t tried it on with the pair they ski in; heads outside 51–65 cm; and anyone set on White Heather, Sand or Slate at 63–65 cm.
Specs
- Certifications (Atomic dealer catalog)
- EN 1077:2007 Class B (CE) · ASTM F 2040 · ISO 18527-1:2022
- Impact system
- AMID (Atomic add-on; not a certification)
- Construction
- ABS Hybrid Construction
- Visor
- Integrated Performance Visor
- Lens
- Photochromic Lens Technology · ID Visor Double Lens
- Lens category / VLT
- Not given on Atomic’s product page or catalog
- Lens build
- Inner lens: anti-fog · coating: hydrophobic
- Fit system
- Live Fit · 360° Fit System
- Ventilation
- Active Aircon Venting
- Liner
- Full cap liner (removable, washable)
- Linings
- Merino · 3M X-Static
- Ear pads / face
- Ear pads: 3D-molded, audio-compatible · Dual Layer Face Foam · Live Fit Frame
- Buckle
- Magnetic Fidlock
- Weight
- 650 g, size S (51–55 cm); no M, L or XL weight on the datasheet
- Sizes (head measurement)
- S 51–55 · M 55–59 · L 59–63 · XL 63–65 cm (Black only in XL)
- Colors
- Black · White Heather · Sand · Slate
- Included
- Microfiber lens sleeve
Common Questions
- Which standards are listed for this helmet?
- Atomic’s dealer catalog names three: the helmet standards ASTM F 2040 and EN 1077:2007 (CE) in Class B, plus ISO 18527-1:2022, which has ski and snowboard goggles in its title, so we take it to cover the visor. The certification row on Atomic’s product-page datasheet lists one entry, EN 1077 Class B; AMID, Atomic’s own add-on, is not a certification.
- Visor Photo or Visor HD: how do the two Savor GT helmets differ?
- Both datasheets list a removable and washable full cap liner, Active Aircon Venting, the 360° Fit System, ABS Hybrid Construction, the EN 1077 certification row and a 650 g weight for size S. This helmet has AMID where the Visor HD has Holo Core, and Photochromic Lens Technology where the Visor HD has an HD lens. On Atomic’s catalog lists, an outer lens listed as anti-scratch appears only for the Visor HD, and 3M X-Static and a lens sleeve only for this helmet; its own page and catalog list are both silent on whether the lens is treated against scratches.
- How do I choose between sizes?
- Measure your head and pick the range it falls in: Black runs S through XL (51–65 cm), the other three colors S through L (51–63 cm). At 55 or 59 cm, plus 63 cm in Black, your head sits where two sizes meet, and Atomic’s size listings don’t say which way to go. In that case we try both sizes and keep the one that holds your head snugly while the visor rests flat against your face.
- What does the photochromic lens do?
- In Atomic’s description, the tint level moves as the light changes. Atomic’s page and catalog for this helmet carry no category or VLT, so there is no stated figure for how dark or clear the lens gets at either end.
