Deer Valley Resort has released its updated trail map for the 2025-26 ski season, and it shows the latest phase of the resort ...

To create its new trail map, Deer Valley tapped Rad Smith, the ski map artist and protege of map powerhouse James Niehues.

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 ...

The new map, hand-painted by renowned artist Rad Smith, highlights seven additional chairlifts and nearly 80 new ski runs ...

Just over two months ahead of the mountain's opening, BigRock has debuted a brand new logo and trail map. The trail map was created by Rad Smith, who took the torch from legendary ski map illustrator, ...

LOVELAND, Colo. (AP) — 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 ...

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 ...

Eagle-eyed skiers may have noticed that Google Maps, at least at major North American ski resorts, no longer features ski trails and lifts as it once did in the past. The apparent absence, which we ...

This image courtesy of James Niehues shows a 2011/2012 Canyons Resort, Park City, Utah, trail map by Niehues. From his start in 1987 until today, Niehues has painted about 300 panoramas, mostly of ski ...

LOVELAND, Colo.—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 ...

LOVELAND, Colo. – 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 ...