“His work has become as endemic to skiing as GORE-TEX and Stein Eriksen.”

Jim Niehues has made a bunch of appearances on Unofficial lately with the release of his long awaited book James Niehues: The Man Behind the Map (which has the distinction of being the highest supported Art-Illustration project in the history of Kickstarter). Ski Utahย was lucky enough to score an interview with Jim and its worth knowing a bit more about the man behind those interpretations of complex 3D spaces onto 2D maps that keep us from getting lost on the mountain.

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Francis Xavier is a seasoned writer for Unofficial Networks, bringing a lifetime of outdoor experience to his work. Having lived in a ski resort town for years he has a deep connection to mountain culture....