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 ...

'Tis the season for ski vacations. If you've long been a fan of carving powder at the world's mountain resorts, chances are you sorely missed a surprisingly absent Google Maps feature during the ...

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 ...

Some people (like me) are born without a great sense of direction, and finding our way around an unfamiliar mountain can be a daunting task. Even those with a good sense of direction can often still ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... 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 ...

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 ...