GENESIS 2 GTX SPIKE
GENESIS 2 GTX SPIKE is a unisex waterproof trail shoe for snow and frozen ground. Twelve tungsten spikes adapt the GENESIS 2 platform for winter traction. A durable Matryx upper and GORE-TEX membrane limit water entry, while optiFOAM cushioning and a revised activeCHASSIS support the foot on uneven terrain. EndoFit wraps the midfoot and Quicklace adjusts the fit for technical winter trails.
- Intended uses:
- Trail
Specs
- Weight
- 297g
- Of 944 known values: 697 lower, 5 equal, 242 higher. The marker uses the midpoint of equal values.
- heavierUpper 26.2%, including ties / average +29g
- 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 with carbide-tipped spikes
- Reference price
- $200
- US price
Weight measurement and plate details
- Weight note
- Salomon Japan's exact unisex L453884 product lists 297 g per unit; the sample size is unspecified. This corroborates the adopted French-Canada weight without relying on that older link.
- Plate note
- Salomon US's exact product page gives a detailed construction specification including activeCHASSIS, optiFOAM, All-Terrain contaGRIP, carbide-tipped spikes, 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.
| Market | Reference price | Release |
|---|---|---|
| United StatesUS | $200Shown above | 2026-08-01Shown above |
| JapanJP | ¥33,000 | 2026-09-10 |
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Weight x stack height
registered average: 266g / 34.3mm (766 shoes)
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Spec distributions
Weight
This shoe 297gregistered average 268g (944 shoes)
Drop
This shoe 8mmregistered average 6.8mm (955 shoes)
Stack height
This shoe 33.5mmregistered average 34.3mm (784 shoes)
Items with missing numeric values are excluded. Sample sizes and measurement conditions vary between models; this distribution is not a performance ranking.