Salomon Speedcross 3 'Moon Pack' (L47736300) — Special Edition Trail Running Collector Sneaker

What Is the Salomon Speedcross 3 ‘Moon Pack’?

The Salomon Speedcross 3 ‘Moon Pack’ (Style Code: L47736300) is a special edition release built on a platform that is fundamentally different from every other shoe in today’s Salomon lineup. The XT-6, XT-4 OG, XT-Whisper, XT-6 Expanse, XT-6 GORE-TEX, X-ALP Leather, and all the collaborative pieces are built on trail lifestyle and cross-terrain platforms. The Speedcross 3 is built for one thing: running on soft, technical, and muddy terrain at speed. Its defining feature — the chevron lug outsole — is a specifically engineered grip pattern for soft-ground trail racing that has no equivalent in the rest of today’s lineup. The Speedcross 3 is also one of the most historically significant trail running shoes ever made: a silhouette that defined how a generation of trail athletes understood performance footwear, and that has accumulated collector status alongside its performance credentials. The Moon Pack is a special edition colorway series that applies a cool, luminous, celestially inspired palette — the visual register of moonlight, lunar surfaces, and the grey-silver of the night sky — to the Speedcross 3’s iconic technical construction. At $150, it is the same price as the XT-6 ‘Cloudburst/Icy Pink’ and $1 above the XT-6 ‘Vanilla Ice/Fired Brick’ — delivering Speedcross 3 collector status and Moon Pack special edition credentials at a mid-to-high price point. Unisex, US M4–M11 / W5–W12 / EU 36–45.

Quick Facts

• Brand: Salomon (Annecy, France — est. 1947)
• Platform: Speedcross 3 — Salomon’s iconic soft-ground trail racing silhouette, distinct from the XT lifestyle platform
• Style Code: L47736300
• Edition: Moon Pack — special edition, cool luminous celestial palette
• Outsole: Speedcross chevron lug — Salomon’s signature aggressive soft-ground lug pattern
• Lacing: Quicklace — single-pull lacing system
• Gender: Unisex
• Sizing: US M4–M11 / W5–W12 / EU 36–45
• Price: $150
• Category: Trail Running / Special Edition / Collector
• Fit: Precise performance fit — true to size; size up half for thicker trail socks or more relaxed fit

Specs & Construction

The Speedcross 3 — What Makes It Different from the XT Platform

The most important thing to understand about the Speedcross 3 is what its outsole does and why it exists. The chevron lug outsole is not a general-purpose trail grip surface like Salomon’s Contagrip (which is engineered for mixed terrain including hard urban surfaces). The Speedcross chevron lug is specifically engineered for soft ground: muddy trails, wet forest floors, loose and technical mountain terrain where a hard-packed or smooth surface grip would fail. The deeply cut, widely spaced, directionally oriented chevron lugs are designed to penetrate soft ground on landing, grip the soil or mud, and release cleanly on toe-off without retaining debris in the lug channels. On hard or urban surfaces, this outsole provides less grip than Contagrip — because it was not designed for them. On soft, muddy, and technical trail terrain, the Speedcross chevron lug is one of the most effective grip systems in trail running. This outsole design is the reason the Speedcross became the defining trail racing shoe it is: it solves a specific, difficult grip problem — soft-ground traction at speed — with a purpose-built solution. The Speedcross 3 also has a more precise, performance-oriented fit than the XT platform shoes: designed for the biomechanical demands of trail running at race pace, with a narrower and more locked-down feel than the XT-6’s trail lifestyle construction. If the XT-6 is Salomon’s cultural icon, the Speedcross 3 is Salomon’s performance legend.

The Speedcross 3 as Collector Object

The Speedcross 3 is not Salomon’s current flagship trail racing shoe — that position is held by the Speedcross 6. The ‘3’ designation places this shoe in the lineage of Speedcross models that defined the silhouette’s golden era: the generation of the shoe that established the Speedcross’ reputation and aesthetic identity, and that has accumulated retrospective cultural significance in the way that foundational sports performance objects often do. The specific combination of the Speedcross 3’s aggressive chevron outsole geometry, upper construction proportions, and Quicklace integration from its generation represents a particular moment in Salomon’s trail running heritage. The Moon Pack special edition applies a collector-grade colorway to this historically significant platform, producing a shoe that is simultaneously a fully capable trail running tool and a collector’s object of the Speedcross lineage.

The ‘Moon Pack’ Colorway — Celestial Light on a Ground-Contact Platform

The tension at the heart of the Moon Pack’s design is productive: the Speedcross 3 is one of the most aggressively ground-contact shoes in trail running — a shoe whose entire purpose is maximum contact with wet earth, mud, and technical terrain. The Moon Pack colorway is the most atmospherically removed from that ground-contact reality: a cool, luminous palette that references the light source that is furthest from the trail surface — the moon, at a fixed average distance of 238,855 miles from the ground the Speedcross 3 is designed to grip. The Moon Pack’s cool grey-silver palette — the specific tones of moonlight reflecting off a surface, the silver-grey of the lunar regolith, and the cold luminosity of the night sky — creates a visual register that is the opposite of the warm earth tones that most trail-focused colorways use to communicate their outdoor orientation. Where earth-tone trail shoes reference what is underfoot, the Moon Pack references what is overhead. This inversion — a celestial palette on a ground-contact platform — is the colorway’s conceptual coherence. The cool, silver-grey tones of the Moon Pack palette also interact with the Speedcross 3’s aggressive outsole geometry in a specific way: the deeply cut chevron lugs cast their own shadow geometry, and a cool-toned palette makes this shadow play more visible and more dramatic than a warm palette would.

Speedcross 3 vs. XT-6 — Two Different Salomon Identities

If you want Salomon’s trail running performance heritage in a special edition collector colorway, the Speedcross 3 Moon Pack is the object. If you want Salomon’s trail running cultural heritage in a lifestyle shoe that works on and off trail, the XT-6 is the platform.

Sizing — Unisex Conversion Table (Men’s / Women’s / EU)

The Speedcross 3 has a precise, performance-oriented fit — narrower and more locked-down than the XT-6 and X-ALP platforms. True to size for most buyers; size up half if you prefer a more relaxed fit or plan to use thicker trail socks. Women typically size down 1 size from their women’s US size (e.g., women’s US 8 → men’s US 7 / EU 40).

Who Is the Salomon Speedcross 3 ‘Moon Pack’ For?

Three profiles: the Speedcross collector who wants the historically significant Speedcross 3 platform — the generation of the shoe that established the silhouette’s performance reputation and aesthetic identity — in a special edition colorway that elevates the collector object status; the soft-ground trail runner who wants the Speedcross 3’s specifically engineered chevron lug grip performance for muddy and technical trail terrain, in a special edition that makes a visual statement while delivering real trail performance; and the celestial palette buyer who wants the conceptual inversion the Moon Pack provides — the most aggressively ground-contact shoe in today’s lineup wearing the most atmospherically removed colorway, with a cool silver-grey lunar palette that is the visual opposite of the earth tones most trail shoes use to communicate their outdoor identity.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: What is the style code for the Salomon Speedcross 3 ‘Moon Pack’?
A: The style code is L47736300.

Q: What is the chevron lug outsole and why does it matter?
A: The Speedcross chevron lug is Salomon’s signature aggressive directional lug pattern, specifically engineered for soft-ground and muddy trail terrain. The deeply cut, widely spaced lugs penetrate soft ground, grip soil and mud, and release cleanly on toe-off. It is fundamentally different from the Contagrip outsole on the XT platform, which is engineered for mixed terrain including hard surfaces. The chevron lug is the defining feature of the Speedcross silhouette and one of the most recognizable outsole designs in trail running history.

Q: Is the Speedcross 3 good for everyday wear?
A: The Speedcross 3 is a performance trail racing shoe first — its chevron lug outsole is designed for soft ground and is less effective on hard or urban surfaces than Contagrip. For trail-to-street versatility, the XT-6 platform (Contagrip, mixed-terrain) is the better choice. The Speedcross 3 Moon Pack is best suited for trail use and collector display.

Q: Is this a limited edition?
A: Yes — the Moon Pack is a special edition series. The Speedcross 3 itself is also a specific generation of the Speedcross lineage (not the current flagship Speedcross 6), which adds to its collector significance.

Q: How does the fit compare to the XT-6?
A: The Speedcross 3 has a more precise, performance-oriented, and narrower fit than the XT-6, which is designed for trail lifestyle use. If you run between platforms, size as you normally would for Salomon and consider up half if you prefer more room.

Q: Is this true to size?
A: Yes. Size up half for thicker trail socks or a more relaxed fit. Women should size down approximately 1 size from their women’s US size (e.g., women’s US 8 → men’s US 7 / EU 40).