French sportswear label Salomon began in a one-room metalworking shop in the central Alps in 1947. Founder François Salomon crafted saw blades with his wife and son before shifting production to ski fabrication, when the family of trained engineers quickly revolutionized the development and manufacturing of mountain sports equipment. Today, Salomon continues to combine advanced material research with results-based testing to provide technically sound, meticulously crafted footwear. Engineered with finesse, Salomon’s performance-minded gear is equal parts form and function.