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James Niehues has painted over 300 ski resort trail maps. Image courtesy of James Niehues.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Who is the artist whose work you\u2019ve seen the most? If you\u2019re a skier or a snowboarder, there\u2019s a good chance it might be James Niehues. Over the last 30 plus years, he\u2019s painted over 300 resort trail maps<\/a>\u2014including Telluride. In 2019, he was inducted into the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame. Recently Niehues announced his retirement from trail map making. KOTO\u2019s Matt Hoisch spoke to him about his career and life in art.<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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