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 ...

LOVELAND – If you’ve ever found your way on the ski slopes, chances are you used Jim Niehues’ work. When his mother gave her teenage son an oil-painting set during his three-month, on- his-back bout ...

Today, technology is more prevalent than ever. Ski resorts use apps to update lift statuses on the mountain, local buses use apps to allow resort-goers to request rides, and even backcountry skiers ...

In 2015, Rad Smith nervously emailed James Niehues. “What do I have to lose?” Smith recalled thinking. “He may or may not get back to me.” Over three decades, Niehues had become famous as the painter ...

PARKER — He paints exquisite mountain panoramas rich in detail, with hundreds of tiny trees painstakingly rendered. Then the images that took him weeks to create are printed on cheap paper and ...

There’s good chance that any time you slide off the top of a chairlift, you’ll be faced with James Niehues’s work. The 72-year-old Coloradan has hand-painted the maps used by more than 200 ski resorts ...

The Local newsletter is your free, daily guide to life in Colorado. For locals, by locals. Picture a Colorado ski map in your head. It’s likely the image, featuring long, winding runs blanketed with ...

VAIL, Colo. ” Four ski mountains, including Vail, are noticeably absent from a new promotional map printed by Colorado Ski Country USA. Ski Country ” a state trade group formed in 1963 to promote ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Today, technology is more prevalent than ever. Ski resorts use apps to update lift statuses on the mountain, local buses use apps ...