Ehhhh. Fire is very good for sunny days, and that's about as much as I would use it for. It works very well for our nice sunny spring days over here in California. I ski a lot of powder too, and I would never use a fire unless there were no clouds and it was totally bluebird. Gold or black iridium should be good though, it will protect you from the sun, while it is more versatile than fire. Blue iridium should work too. I think you could get away with blue iridium, and it will be most versatile of those all.