It’s amazing how much children can learn in such a short space of time, and three-year-old Adia Leidums is putting grown adults to shame with her skiing skills.
At two years old, most children have only just learned how to walk in the last couple of years- but Adia looks so natural on the skis, it’s as if she’d been doing this for years!
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Of course, her dad always gives her a little pep talk before the pair begin to ski.
And it seems that these pep talks are paying off, as Adia has started giving herself some words of wisdom as she hits the slopes!
Adia’s little ski monologues are so cute that Adia’s parents, Erich Leidums and Courtney Haeusler, decided to attach a microphone to her so that we can hear exactly what she’s saying.
“I got the idea a couple of years back from a hockey dad that mic’d up his son at a practice to catch his narration and self-monologue,” Erich told Coast Mountain News, explaining that Adia’s self-talk was well worth capturing.
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In some adorable footage taken at Fernie Alpine Resort, Erich gives his daughter a quick briefing before they begin their descent through a forested area.
Warmer temperatures had melted some of the snow away, so Erich advised Adia to either go around any dirt, or go over the dirt slowly.
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As the pair begin their descent, you can hear every word that Adia utters to herself- and it’s adorable.
Reminding herself of what she’s been taught, Adia tells herself to “go around the dirt… walk like a duck-” and at one point, she becomes distracted when she spots a cat next to the slope, and slows down to say, “hi kitty cat.”
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“We would hear those things before we mic’d her up, she would say those things,” Erich explained. “When I was using my go-pro without the mic, I would try to get closer to her, and after she fell and got up she’d have something to say to the camera but I always had to get really close. With a microphone it doesn’t miss anything she says. Any sigh, laugh or giggle- it’s pretty adorable.”
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It’s the most precious thing to observe what it’s like to ski through the eyes of a three-year-old, and we need more videos!
Thankfully, Erich has no plans to stop documenting his future Olympic skier’s monologues, and promises to treat us to more ski videos, as well as hiking and paddling videos as well!
“I’ll keep documenting and micing her up next year. We hike mountains and paddle and all that sort of stuff so we’ll be documenting our journeys here moving forward.”
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Along with her siblings Luca (five) and August (seven), Adia has been skiing since Erich could first get her to stay in a pair of ski boots, and is often featured on her dad’s YouTube channel, That Mountain Life.
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Now this is a family that we’d love to be a part of!
You can also check out what adventures the family is getting up to over on their Instagram, and make sure to watch their adorable YouTube video below!
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