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Hi Eitan,
Although I think it is a matter of personal taste, I will try to give my input…

I skied in Whistler 2 seasons ago (9 wonderful days). I’d rate this resort as “heaven on earth”. I still check the LiveCams, snow reports, resort news occasionally (even quite often...). I certainly plan to go there again!
Last season was my first time in Europe (for ski). I was in Mayrhofen (for 2 weeks). I liked it but not as much as Whistler. There were a lot of reasons of course; some have nothing to do with ski. I am a huge North America fun regardless. Also – I had fresh powder each and every day in Whistler and mostly – also clear blue skies! I had lots of ice and thin artificial snow for the majority of my stay in Mayrhofen…
This season I have spent 2 awesome weeks in Val Gardena. It rose just about the same feelings in me as Whistler has (if you can fall in love with a place – I have, twice!).
I would still rate Whistler as my first choice if I had to but… Val Gardena doesn’t fall back by much (and the food is even better).
Now to your questions: is it worth the “hassle” (meaning: the very long flight)?
For me: probably not, at least not each year.
If I can take 2 weeks off from work, I’d rather spend as much of it as possible skiing. I’ll probably leave skiing in North America again for the next time I am there during winter time.
If I could take 3 weeks off… then that would be a really tough choice!
In general – I’d say you should try at least once!
As I said: I will definitely go there again and I also plan to ski in Colorado at least once.

I have a feeling that my answer will not help you even a bit…

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