# @arielleshipe on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DGBozSmydnj
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/26642435-arielleshipe-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/ceb49c84b9.jpg
- **Posted:** 2025-02-13T20:02:19.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Arielle Shipe | Outdoor Adventure + Motherhood (@arielleshipe) — https://gondola.cc/arielleshipe

## Caption

It’s honestly hard to put into words how much these mountains have shaped my life for the better. I grew up in this valley, so aspensnowmass was where I first truly fell in love with snowboarding—and where I started competing in park and pipe as a teenager.

At 21, just weeks after being cleared to ride again from a back injury, I got my third major concussion. That’s when I knew it was time to step away from competitive snowboarding. With so much of my identity wrapped up in the sport, I struggled to “just snowboard.” Eventually, I convinced myself I was done and even started to skip winters for warmer weather.

After nearly two years off, I came back home to aspensnowmass—and that unexplainable magic reignited a little spark I thought was gone forever. I’ve been back home for nearly 10 years now and I can’t imagine my life without winter in my favorite place in the world. 

Have you ever ridden aspensnowmass? I’d love to hear your favorite memory! #longloveaspen #aspensnowmasspartner

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## Tags

longloveaspen, aspensnowmasspartner

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