Google Maps once offered detailed ski area layouts. Now, at least at major North American ski resorts, it doesn’t. “As a skiing enthusiast and tourism professional, I passionately believe that ski ...

If you’ve been skiing, chances are you’re very familiar with the work of one particular artist. And no, this artist isn’t behind that tacky art you always see in ski cabins. Since 1988, James Niehues ...

Steven Bright was on a chairlift at Breckenridge Ski Resort a couple years back with his wife Ashley Curry when the two started examining the outfits of other resort-goers. “We saw all the colorful ...

There are only four ski areas in the country that straddle a border between two states. They’re unique in their own ways, but they form a special fraternity of sorts. More on that later. Lookout Pass ...

Winter is almost over, but that isn’t stopping Google from expanding its list of ski runs on Google Maps. Just over a month after its last update, Google today announced that it has added trail maps ...

Computers nil, man with a pencil and paintbrushes, one. Meet James Niehues, an artist who has hand-painted over 200 ski resort trail maps across North America, South America, New Zealand and Australia ...

Sundance Mountain Resort has launched a new feature for skiers and riders to use this season: an interactive 3D map.

Some people (like me) are born without a great sense of direction, and finding our way around an unfamiliar mountain can be a ...

LOVELAND – If you’ve ever gone skiing at an unfamiliar resort without getting lost, chances are you have James Niehues to thank. Niehues, 65, is the man behind the trail map. His hand-painted ...

James Niehues at his studio in Loveland. Photo by Rebecca Stumpf. The Local newsletter is your free, daily guide to life in Colorado. For locals, by locals. When Loveland resident James Niehues ...

At ski resorts around the country, the familiar paper map is disappearing, as mountains push skiers to use apps and other digital resources. But some skiers are pushing back. By Cindy Hirschfeld At ...