James Niehues Ski Maps

Keystone ski map in keystone, colorado painted in 1991 our custom black wooden frames feature a deep, squared profile to showcase niehues’ timeless work. The man behind the maps. When james niehues painted the mammoth ski map in 2008 he captured every one of those runs in exacting detail, along with surrounding peaks, including the iconic minaret vista.

And now his north american work is compiled into a beautiful hardcover collection worthy of ski cabins and coffee tables everywhere. “what's really important is to remember that we’re in the great outdoors. Niehues is the north american master of ski area trail map painting.

Tuckerman ravine, james niehues, 2013, gouache.

Tuckerman ravine, james niehues, 2013, gouache. Karen schwartz, associated press in november, the artist released the first of four sets of original paintings and sketches from utah — including those of alta, sundance and the utah olympic park, all available on his website. But instead of hanging in art galleries, his work appears in the brochures and on the websites of the world’s ski resorts. I translate, which a computer doesn't do, he said.