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Friends · Season 3

Friends season 3 episode 17: The One Without the Ski Trip

Aired 6 March 199723 minRated TV-PG

8.2TMDB · 63 votesMark watched

Where to watch Friends Season 3 in Australia

Friends season 3 is streaming in Australia on HBO Max (subscription) and Netflix (subscription), and free on 10 Play. You can also buy it on Apple TV from $24.99 and Prime Video Store from $19.99.

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Availability checked 16 November 2026.

What happens in “The One Without the Ski Trip”

Ross and Rachel compete to spend time with their other friends. When a lonely Ross is excluded from Rachel's ski trip with her pals, he visits Carol. On the way to the cabin, they run out of gas. Meanwhile, Chandler starts smoking again.

Episode summary: TMDB.

Before you watch

  • It is episode 17 of 25 of season 3, so watch episodes 1 to 16 first.
  • It runs about 23 minutes.
  • Directed by Sam Simon, written by Scott Silveri and Shana Goldberg-Meehan.
  • TMDB users rate it 8.2 out of 10 (63 votes).

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The official trailer for the series (no preview of this episode has been published).

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Cast and crew of this episode

Director
Sam Simon
Writers
Scott SilveriShana Goldberg-Meehan
Guest stars
Jane Sibbett as Carol Willick

Credits: TMDB.

More from Friends Season 3

  1. E01
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  4. E04
  5. E05
  6. E06
  7. E07
  8. E08
  9. E09
  10. E10
  11. E11
  12. E12
  13. E13
  14. E14
  15. E15
  16. E16
  17. E17
  18. E18
  19. E19
  20. E20
  21. E21
  22. E22
  23. E23
  24. E24
  25. E25

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Episode names, air dates, runtimes, stills and ratings: TMDB. Air dates are the first broadcast anywhere; where it streams is our daily Australian check.