Have you taken one too many looks at the official Squaw Valley Map? Here’s a new take on mapping that not only gives you a 3d aerial view of the mountain but color codes the gradients of each trail.

As Dale, the site creator and map maker describes it:

A 3dSkiMap is a 3-dimensional model of a ski area with an image overlay having the steepness or slope of each point coded with a color from a graduated scale, with green designating the least amount of slope, changing gradually through blue, to red, to yellow which designates the highest amount of slope. An orthographic aerial photo of the ski area overlays on top of that to show the location of wooded and impassable areas, as well as man made features.

The overall effect is to give the user a general idea of the steepness of an area at a glance, and to give a clear picture of the changes in steepness of a particular trail or piste.

If you don’t mind downloading a small plug-in check out the VR version of the map:

VRML Model of Squaw Valley (sorry mac users it’s compatible with windows only)

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