Tom GellieBig Picture Skiing Pty Ltd · Coach/Director

Is skiing in Australia any good?? What does Joe from Ski Dad TV think of his first trip here… #ski

23 Aug 2025 · 1 min

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In this conversational YouTube segment, the host (Speaker A) greets Joe, a guest from Ski Dad TV, who is visiting Thredbo, an Australian ski resort, for his first ski experience. Joe enthusiastically describes the snow as "playful" and "poppy," praising the mountain's fun factor and questioning why the resort lacks a stronger reputation. The host highlights the favorable spring conditions and mentions several runs (Funnel Web, the Bluff) they plan to try. Joe recommends the resort to others, citing phenomenal lift infrastructure, long runs, good morning grooming, and quality bumps. He also notes the lack of a language barrier, making the experience comfortable for international visitors. The segment ends with a lighthearted note about Joe wanting to spot a wombat before taking a few more laps. The dialogue showcases Joe's positive assessment of Thredbo's ski conditions, facilities, and overall visitor friendliness.

Joe, I can't believe you are here in my home resort in Australia, Thredbo, skiing. The funny thing is Joe said, hey, I've heard not great things about skiing in Australia. However, what did you think about today?
It's the definition of fun here. The playfulness of the mountain, the, the snow is like incredibly poppy, playful. I love this. I think this place is super sick, and I, I don't understand why it doesn't have a better reputation. Cuz it's fun. It is the definition of fun.
Yeah, yeah. Well, you, you landed on a pretty good day. It's a really good spring day, so we've got to ski Funnel Web, you know, the Bluff, all these different places. So we got to at least taste, uh, a lot of it. Um, yeah. So would you recommend other people come and check it out?
I think they should. I think the lift infrastructure is phenomenal. The runs are long. There's good groomers in the morning. The bumps are great. Like, it really has it all.
Yeah, sweet, awesome.
And there's no language barrier. And there's no language barrier.
All right, well, Joe really wants to see a wombat, so we're going to see if we can go find one of those right now and do a few more laps. Catch you later.