Salomon Genesis

Trail · Neutral · 8.8 oz · 8mm drop · 33/25mm stack

Variants of this shoe

S/Lab Genesis Edition

Some shoes have multiple versions of what is essentially the same shoe, with variations in style or materials. We try to group these together. Retailers sometimes list a version number wrong, and our system can treat those mislabeled names as variants.

Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock. The Salomon Genesis 2 replaced it

How it ranks

The Salomon Genesis ranks above most trail shoes in our data. Durability and comfort are its strongest sub-ratings. The rating rests on 2 runner reviews and 1 other rated shoe in the Genesis product line. Another 10 reviews would set the confidence on this shoe's own reviews.

Current estimate: Good

85/100

Overall

Good 85

Durability

Very good 91

Comfort

Good 89

Appearance

Good 89

Value

Good 82

Cushioning

Good 81

Confidence

How settled the rating is against every other rated shoe. A shoe can rate high on confidence with relatively few reviews of its own when its product line has a long record and external ratings from retailer sites agree. Confidence will score low when we have few ratings or when runners disagree.

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Confidence

50/100

Low 50

Based on product-line history, external ratings, and 2 runner ratings.

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Prices updated daily. Last checked Sep 10.

Pros

Reviewers call it cushioned and hard-wearing at 8.8 oz on an 8mm drop.
One reviewer bought it for ultra races and says it has been great.

Cons

Appearance draws the lowest ratings of the two reviews so far, at 4.0 out of 5.

Genesis rates 85. This shoe has low certainty. See how we rate shoes.

Better Shoes Rating of prior versions of the Salomon Genesis

Each dot is one version of the Genesis, placed by its rating and release year. The gold dot is this shoe.

Rating

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85 2024 76 2026

Release year

We use the reviews of past versions to inform this shoe’s rating. See why.

Genesis 2

2026 · 0 reviews

76 Decent

23 Confidence
Genesis This shoe

2024 · 2 reviews

85 Good

50 Confidence

Reader Ratings

2 ratings

5/5 2

4/5 0

3/5 0

2/5 0

1/5 0

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Specs & fit

Sizing and ride details at a glance.

Weight: 8.8 oz
Release: 2024 Q1
MSRP: $150
Stack Height: 33mm heel - 25mm toe
Drop Height: 8mm

Runner reviews

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Great shoe for Ultra races

5/5

Overall

I bought the Genesis specially for my ultra races and the have been great. 2 things that stand out for other Salomon’s I use; the padded upper is really comfortable in downhills and the upper mater is firing great is keeping sand out, it is much denser than other materials.

little bit expensive for a day to day trainer, that is why I only use them in races.

Bernie · Jul 30, 2023

training for ultramarathons