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GENESIS 2 GORE-TEX

TrailPlanned release 2026-08-01US

GENESIS 2 GORE-TEX adapts the redesigned trail platform for wet, rocky, and mixed terrain. A fully integrated activeCHASSIS and wider midsole base increase stability while preserving natural movement. The lighter, durable Matryx upper pairs with a GORE-TEX membrane for waterproof protection, while optiFOAM cushions the foot and revised All-Terrain contaGRIP lug geometry supports traction through changing conditions.

Intended uses:
Trail

Specs

Weight
291g
Of 944 known values: 639 lower, 6 equal, 299 higher. The marker uses the midpoint of equal values.
heavierUpper 32.3%, including ties / average +23g
Drop
8mm
Of 955 known values: 475 lower, 272 equal, 208 higher. The marker uses the midpoint of equal values.
Standard64th percentile (tie midpoint) / average +1.2mm
Stack (heel/forefoot)
33.5 / 25.5mm
Of 784 known values: 327 lower, 7 equal, 450 higher. The marker uses the midpoint of equal values.
Standard42.2th percentile (tie midpoint) / average -0.8mm
Carbon plate
No
83% of 862 known models have no carbon plates
Midsole
optiFOAM
Outsole
All-Terrain contaGRIP
Reference price
$170
US price
Weight measurement and plate details
Weight note
Salomon Japan's exact men's L493003 product lists 291 g per unit; the sample size is unspecified. This independently corroborates the previously adopted Canada value.
Plate note
Salomon US men's and women's exact product pages give detailed construction specifications including activeCHASSIS, optiFOAM, All-Terrain contaGRIP, and GORE-TEX, with no carbon structure identified. Under the current classification policy, carbon_plate is false.

Prices and release dates by market

2 markets are registered. Values are shown as published for each market: no currency conversion and no guessed days or months. Reference prices are not current shop prices.

Reference prices and release dates by market
MarketReference priceRelease
United StatesUS
$170Shown above
2026-08-01Shown abovePlanned release
JapanJP
¥26,400Tax incl.
2026-08-13General release

Changes from the previous model

A comparison with the registered values for Salomon GENESIS GORE-TEX.

In the registered data, weight is 10g lighter at 291g, heel stack is 0.5mm lower at 33.5mm, and forefoot stack is 0.5mm lower at 25.5mm.

These are differences between registered values, not a controlled comparison at the same size and measurement conditions. See the notes below the specs for weight conditions.

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Comparison: All data (1,038 shoes)

Position map

This shoeregistered average

Weight x stack height

registered average: 266g / 34.3mm (766 shoes)

The scatter plot includes only shoes with both weight and stack height registered.

Spec distributions

This shoeregistered average

Weight

This shoe 291gregistered average 268g (944 shoes)

96g383g

Drop

This shoe 8mmregistered average 6.8mm (955 shoes)

0mm12mm

Stack height

This shoe 33.5mmregistered average 34.3mm (784 shoes)

6mm58mm

Items with missing numeric values are excluded. Sample sizes and measurement conditions vary between models; this distribution is not a performance ranking.