Three-year-old Fernie local Adia Leidums is internet famous, even if she doesnB次元官网网址檛 know it.
AdiaB次元官网网址檚 parents, Erich Leidums and Courtney Haeusler decided to mic-up little Adia as she honed her skiing talents into being a future Olympian on the slopes at Fernie Alpine Resort, and , her pep-talks are now world famous.
B次元官网网址淚 got the idea a couple of years back from a hockey dad that micB次元官网网址檇 up his son at a practice to catch his narration and self-monologue,B次元官网网址 said Erich, who said AdiaB次元官网网址檚 self-talk was well worth capturing.
B次元官网网址淲e would hear those things before we micB次元官网网址檇 her up, she would say those things.
B次元官网网址淲hen I was using my go-pro without the mic, I would try to get closer to her, and after she fell and got up sheB次元官网网址檚 have something to say to the camera but I always had to get really close. With a microphone it doesnB次元官网网址檛 miss anything she says. Any sigh, laugh or giggle- itB次元官网网址檚 pretty adorable.B次元官网网址
Adia likes to remind herself what to watch out for on the slopes- whether it be dirt or ice, and likes to say hello to characters and animals that decorate the trails for younger kids.
Adia is the youngest of Erich and CourtneyB次元官网网址檚 three kids, along with Luca (five) and August (seven), whoB次元官网网址檝e all been skiing since Erich was first able to get them to stay in a pair of ski boots (so, around 18 months). TheyB次元官网网址檙e all accomplished skiers, and feature heavily in ErichB次元官网网址檚 videos of skiing Fernie Alpine Resort as part of his B次元官网网址楾hat Mountain LifeB次元官网网址 videos on YouTube and Instagram.
Adia and her family are now all over the internet, after CNN featured her pep-talks last week. Erich has since seen his follower count on Instagram spike from 3k in early February to over 83k.
There will be plenty more of little Adia, even though winterB次元官网网址檚 wrapping up in B.C., thanks to the Leidums family being all about the outdoors.
B次元官网网址淚B次元官网网址檒l keep documenting and micing her up next year. We hike mountains and paddle and all that sort of stuff so weB次元官网网址檒l be documenting our journeys here moving forward.B次元官网网址
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