Built together: How riders shaped the Dope Snow Spartan Spike, Sport, and Stripe jackets
Spartan jacket is back. Three new styles, same legendary fit, built from real rider experience.
What started as Jesper Tjäder’s signature piece has grown into a crew favourite shaped by the riders and community who made it their own. This season, that evolution comes to life through the new Spartan Sport, Stripe, and Spike.
From the first collab
The Spartan Jacket began with Jesper Tjäder, built for movement and inspired by his clean, creative style. It quickly became a classic.
To keep pushing it forward, we invited a few of our Dope Snow riders, Davide Di Lanni, Moritz Boll, Gabriel Almqvist and Vlad Khadarin, to HQ to share inspiration, give feedback and check out prototypes. Together with the Dope team, they looked over early concepts, talked fits and fabrics, and discussed what they actually wanted to see next. That feedback helped shape the next stage of Spartan’s evolution.
The wider Dope community got involved too, voting on the colourways that made it into this season’s lineup. Together, they helped shape a jacket that’s evolved naturally, from that first collab to what riders are wearing on the mountain today.
Being able to co-create with the team and watch our ideas become real products feels amazing. It makes me feel like I’m genuinely part of the brand.
Gabriel Almqvist, Dope Rider
Colour and style
The riders came with fresh perspectives, not just on how it performs, but how it looks. They brought oldschool streetwear influence, vintage outerwear inspiration, and colour ideas pulled straight from their own style archives.
Some of the new colours, were inspired by old school streetwear pieces and vintage references we’d been sharing. Seeing those combos come to life on the mountain feels great.
Davide Di Lanni, Dope Rider
Built by riders
This isn’t a one-off, it’s a full-circle moment. From Jesper Tjäder’s first idea to the latest rider-led designs, Spartan has always been shaped by the people who wear it.
Riders tested it on snow, the crew gave feedback, and the community helped choose the colours that made the final cut.
We've been part of creating these new Spartans. There’s been a lot of back and forth with the team, both online and at HQ. I really enjoy that creative process of designing and seeing ideas come to life.
Moritz Boll, Dope Rider
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