As a kid, Courtney Harkins had an eye for art and a talent for skiing. It was only natural, then, that she decorated the walls of her family’s ski condo with trail maps from ski resorts near and far.
“Every time we went somewhere, we’d get a ski map and mount it. And it was always there,” Harkins said, estimating 30 different illustrations lined the lodge’s walls. “And I never even thought about who drew it until this really came out.”
In Harkins’ hands was a large, white hard-bound book titled “The Man Behind the Maps: Legendary Ski Artist James Niehues.