James Niehues began creating maps in the late 1980s, and has been producing hand-painted ski trail maps for 35 years. Rad Smith is a map illustrator from Bozeman, Montana.

Even those with a good sense of direction can ... to Europe and some resorts use the same system as North America. Ski area ...

As you ski during a trip ... Added a toggle in settings to let you keep the premium trail maps in light mode, even when you’re rocking dark mode. – Added the ability to dismiss the onboarding ...

Even if you're an Olympic skier ... Slopes already had a lot of digital ski maps to use on your vacations, but now, the app has expanded its portfolio to nearly 2,200 ski resorts across the ...

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 ...

It’s figuring out which advance-purchase pass to buy. Such is the madness that it has come for even casual skiers, those who want to ski maybe a couple of weekends and a few days on a vacation ...

and even backcountry skiers can rely on avalanche forecasting apps to foreshadow their expeditions. What does this mean for renowned ski map artist James Niehues and his prodigy, Rad Smith?

Even those with a good sense of direction can often still use a hand when skiing at a new place or in conditions that make it hard to navigate. Luckily, ski resorts tend to put a lot of time and ...

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 ...