Yeah, I was in Laax, Switzerland. I actually skied with micheal_bc from time to time who is from Zurich. I didn't think Zurich was a very interesting city, it's pretty small and goddamn expensive. It's also very hard for Americans and Canadians to get a working visa in Switzerland. The skiing is rad though. Off-piste is way better in Europe than North America. The hills are much, much bigger in area and you can ski wherever you want. You hardly ever see ski patrol, that's either good or bad depending on how you shred.
Vancouver isn't really all that big. I think the metro area is somewhere around a milly. I like big cities though so I guess some might find that really big. It's a beautiful city and repeatedly is rated one of the best cities to live in worldwide. The skiing is really rad out there and it's a "cool" city. They have a pretty good music scene, the restaurant scene is pretty good and the girls are sexy. And of course, the skiing. Worldwide, there aren't many great cities that have good skiing close by. No others have legit hills right in the city and some worldclass hills within a short drive.