Nike ACG
technical outdoor sportswear
Technical Outdoor · United States
Similar price, worse made
Quality
7/10
Price
$$
Design
7 of 10
Reputation
7 of 10
Trendy · Casual
Salomon
Salomon at a glance
Quality
Price
$$Mid-range labels average 6.9
Value
7.1Better value than 90% of labels
Typical US prices
shell jackets $200-500, insulated jackets $240-350
Salomon is a French technical outdoor label best known for trail running and mountain sports gear — quality 8/10, leaning very casual.
Outdoor · Performance · Technical · Trail · Functional · Trend Driven
Scores
Design
7.5 of 10
Reputation
8.5 of 10
Style
Quality 8 — joint 10th of 28 technical outdoor brands (average 8.0). Value 7.1 — joint 22nd of 370 for quality against price; not on the Value Frontier.
Scores last reviewed July 8, 2026 · Sources: OutdoorGearLab (opens in a new tab), OutdoorGearLab (2) (opens in a new tab), OutdoorGearLab (3) (opens in a new tab), frontofficesports.com (opens in a new tab) · How we score
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