Ah now it makes sense. I can definitely see the appeal for a skier :)

I wouldn't call Zurich particularly close to any of those, apart from Davos you can't do a day trip to them.

Have you tried being North American? :)

In all seriousness, everything from Geneva to Sion to Chiasso seems relatively close to me in Zurich. The intercity public transit is neither cheap given the distances nor especially fast but they're still all reachable within 3-4 hours. It's difficult to do a ski day trip to the places mentioned, admittedly, but there are still plenty of spots closer to Zurich that are suitable for that.

> It's difficult to do a ski day trip to the places mentioned, admittedly, but there are still plenty of spots closer to Zurich that are suitable for that.

Sure, Flumserberg is close and there are good roads to Laax or Arosa.

I was just thinking that Grenoble, Innsbruck or even Munich have better access to skiing and probably have hosting providers, you can do day trips from all of them.

Hah! Try being a ski bum from Sydney...