Niehues is painting a Mad River Glen trail map in 2020

[MarzNC]

Hey Marz
Did you see that Niehues is retiring? End of en era

Yep, I'm on his mailing list. Was thinking of starting a thread. He is doing a fundraiser for the Colorado Snowsports Museum as part of the process of starting to sell original paintings.

Also following the release of the American Landscapes Project.

James Niehues | The American Landscape Project

James Niehues, one of the most widely viewed artists of the 21st century, has started the most ambitious project of his career. After 35 years of painting the world’s iconic ski resorts, he has turned his attention to celebrating America’s beloved National Parks and breathtaking landscapes...

jamesniehues.com

I rather like the trail maps that Kevin Mastin is doing. He got some advice from Niehues along the way. Just as Niehues learned from Bill Brown but developed his own style. VistaMaps aren't going to take over any time soon.

 

[Benny Profane]

It’s not pretty but I always liked the MRG contour map. I wish more hills did that.

You know, his paintings are nice, I guess, but, cmon, it's the 21st century. I discovered the 3D maps for the Sella Ronda/Dolomiti Superski recently researching a trip. Now this is a ski map, if you can figure out how to work it.

Ski slope map Arabba/Marmolada | Dolomiti Superski

Interactive and totally practical – the Arabba/Marmolada ski resort slope map! 62 kilometres of slopes and 27 cable cars and lifts that leave nothing to be

www.dolomitisuperski.com

 

[Harvey]

You know, his paintings are nice, I guess, but, cmon, it's the 21st century. I discovered the 3D maps for the Sella Ronda/Dolomiti Superski recently researching a trip. Now this is a ski map, if you can figure out how to work it.

Ski slope map Arabba/Marmolada | Dolomiti Superski

Interactive and totally practical – the Arabba/Marmolada ski resort slope map! 62 kilometres of slopes and 27 cable cars and lifts that leave nothing to be

www.dolomitisuperski.com

Maybe that's why he's retiring.

One advantage of the map may be easier to download with one bar? Or you could just download to your phone and have it.

Actually can't remember the last time I used a ski map for way finding.

 

[x10003q]

Maybe that's why he's retiring.

One advantage of the map may be easier to download with one bar? Or you could just download to your phone and have it.

Actually can't remember the last time I used a ski map for way finding.

Maybe you need to leave your backyard more often.......

 

[MarzNC]

Maybe that's why he's retiring.

One advantage of the map may be easier to download with one bar? Or you could just download to your phone and have it.

Actually can't remember the last time I used a ski map for way finding.

I doubt it. He tried retiring once before but there were too many requests for updates and new ski trail commissions that he wanted to do.

The update he did for Alta and Big Sky allowed him to apply what he'd learned since the original versions. The new versions incorporated terrain that either wasn't part of the resort initially or that were considered more "side country" even though it was inbounds so few people care if the trail map wasn't remotely detailed.

A major resort that never asked Niehues to do a trail map is Aspen/Snowmass. I hate the Snowmass trail map.

He didn't just do big resorts. Cataloochee and Massanutten have Niehues trail maps.

 

[tirolski]

You know, his paintings are nice, I guess, but, cmon, it's the 21st century. I discovered the 3D maps for the Sella Ronda/Dolomiti Superski recently researching a trip. Now this is a ski map, if you can figure out how to work it.

Ski slope map Arabba/Marmolada | Dolomiti Superski

Interactive and totally practical – the Arabba/Marmolada ski resort slope map! 62 kilometres of slopes and 27 cable cars and lifts that leave nothing to be

www.dolomitisuperski.com

Tirol is high-tech for a bunch of used to be isolated mountain folks.
It’s beautiful too and there’s good food, vino, and great mountains.

 

[Benny Profane]

Well, I guess you ought to know.

 

[Harvey]

Maybe you need to leave your backyard more often.......

Should I come to Stratton? Will we need a map to find the condo?