Salomon XA Elevate GTX

Overview

The XA Elevate GTX is a neutral trail running shoe family using Gore-Tex technology from Salomon. This is the original product in the family.

It uses breathable construction design. Its support type is designated as neutral, meaning that it's designed for runners with neutral pronation. The latest model in the family is the Salomon XA Elevate 2 GTX.

Based on our monitoring of prices across the internet, it's currently in the cheapest 10% of running shoes today.

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priceBand	Price band
similarity	Similarity	Very similar
released	Released		Jan 2020	Aug 2022	May 2020
Weight	Weight M: 309 g W: 278 g	360 g	M: 215 g W: 181 g	11 g	343 g	M: 459 g W: 391 g
Forefoot	Forefoot 17 mm			23 mm		16 mm
Heel to toe drop	Heel to toe drop 8 mm	12 mm		8 mm	12 mm	4 mm
Heel	Heel 25 mm			31 mm		20 mm
Terrain	Terrain Trail	Trail	Trail	Mud Snow/ice Trail	Trail	Trail
Brand	Brand Salomon	PUMA	Xero Shoes	Salomon	PUMA	Merrell
Shoe Type	Shoe Type		Lightweight Low drop Zero drop	Lightweight Maximalist		Low drop
Techs	Techs Gore-Tex			Gore-Tex		Vibram
Waterproofings	Waterproofings Waterproof			Waterproof
Environmental Characteristics	Environmental Characteristics		Vegan Ⓥ			Vegan Ⓥ
Common characteristics NeutralNeutral pronationFore/Midfoot strikeHeel strikeHigh archBreathable

Characteristics
Sports	Running (+1862)
Terrain	Trail (+494)
Brand	Salomon (+92)
Support Type	Neutral (+1459)
Pronation Type	Neutral pronation (+1436)
Strike Type	Fore/Midfoot strike (+897)Heel strike (+1101)
Arch Type	High arch (+1384)
Features	Breathable (+959)
Techs	Gore-Tex (+99)
Waterproofings	Waterproof (+115)
Colorways	Black / Green / Olive, Black Potent Purple, Mallard Blue Atlantis Reflecting Pond, Mallard Blue Reflective Pond Sulphur Spring