# @arielleshipe on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/Bubooj1hdFF
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/18646576-arielleshipe-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/thumbnails/f01d6c5585.jpg
- **Posted:** 2019-02-28T16:14:56.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Arielle Shipe | Outdoor Adventure + Motherhood (@arielleshipe) — https://gondola.cc/arielleshipe

## Caption

At the end of winter during my junior year of college I decided to quit competing in snowboarding. In a matter of a few short months I had injured my back, my hip, and gotten my third helmet-cracking concussion in 4 years… add that to the multiple rib breaks and arm/wrist breaks I’d gotten over the seasons and it was evident to me that, at the ripe age of 21, it was time to move on. Honestly, I was really mad at snowboarding for a while… I didn’t know who I was without in, and in an effort to try to figure that out I quit snowboarding for four years. I skied for 2 of the years and then took two winters totally off- opting for sunshine in Australia and Asia. It wasn’t until I moved back to Colorado, the place where I had fallen in love with snowboarding in the first place, that I started to redefine my relationship with the sport. The last 4 years have been all about the journey-learning new things for the sake of learning without any pressure of “the next contest”. It’s been my mission to take each day on the board as a new adventure and to regularly expand my comfort zone out of the terrain park in those places you can only reach with your own two feet, a lot of sweat, and, hopefully- in my case, a backpack filled with snacks. I am so excited to partner with backcountry.com this winter to help me stock up on all of my adventure supplies/gear like this awesome "Murdock" jacket from their signature line (which I happen to be obsessed with) so I can continue to explore the magic right here in my own backyard! Bring on the next adventure. P.s. Want to start planning an adventure of your own? Use my code ARIELLE15 for 15% off your first order with backcountry #sponsored #GOATworthy #chaseyourgoat

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goatworthy, chaseyourgoat, sponsored

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