Henry Yaple Ski Bibliography

Henry M. Yaple, the chief librarian at Whitman College in Walla Walla, Wash., spent 11 years assembling a massive bibliography of skiing. The goal was to list every book, dissertation, film video and piece of software published on skiing, in English, between 1890 and 2002.

The resulting two-volume work, comprising 732 pages, was published by ISHA in 2004. It lists more than 7,000 items.

How to Use Ski Bibliography

Information in Ski Bibliography can be found through multiple access points.

SUBJECT INDEX: There are three subject indices: NORDIC, ALPINE and COMBINED. These indices are located in Volume I, xxiv-xxvi and Volume II, xxxi respectively. Citations in the NORDIC Index are concerned with skis and skiing where the skier's heel is not fixed or attached to the ski. Citations in the ALPINE Index are concerned with skis and skiing where the skier's heel is fixed or attached to the ski. Citations in the COMBINED Index concentrate primarily upon the business or industry of skiing, and may apply either to nordic skiing, alpine skiing or both.

The various sub-categories of the NORDIC, ALPINE and COMBINED indices are derived from the subject matter of the actual works listed. For example, there are works listed under NORDIC/Trails, ALPINE/Lifts, and COMBINED/Market Research.

The entries or citations in Ski Bibliography are numbered consecutively so that each entry has its own discrete or unique number. The numerical range of items are listed for each sub-category in the respective subject indices. For example, NORDIC/Autobiographies covers items 2 through 15. ALPINE/Film covers items 1487 through 2123, and COMBINED/Fiction covers items 4937 through 5166.

NORDIC Bibliography section contains all entries on nordic skiing from item 1 to 1137 in Volume I.

ALPINE Bibliography section contains all entries on alpine skiing from items 1138 to 4372 in Volume I.

COMBINED Bibliography section contains all entries from items 4373 to 7183 in Volume II.

Within the NORDIC, ALPINE, and COMBINED bibliography sections respectively, the subject sub-categories are arranged alphabetically, and the within each sub-category the entries are arranged chronologically by publishing or release date. Within each year, the entries are arranged alphabetically by author or by title if an author is lacking.

SERIALS Bibliography section is arranged alphabetically by title. This section of the bibliography contains entries from items 7,184 to 7,617 in Volume II.

AUTHOR Index contains a list of all authors, editors, illustrators, photographers, producers, directors, writers included in the bibliography. It is arranged alphabetically, and each name carries the number(s) of the citation(s) in the bibliography to which it refers.

TITLE Index contains a list of all titles included in the bibliography. It is arranged alpha-betically, and each title carries the number(s) of the citation(s) to which it refers in the bibliography.

e Primary K Secondary Di Author 1 Title Publication Date Issue
Combined History Fry, John The Story of Modern Skiing 2006 xxii, 380 p. illus. maps
Alpine Film Sheridan, Matt. Producer & director Person As Projectile 2005 4 min.
Combined Ski Patrolling British Association of Ski Patrollers Outdoor First Aid And Safety Manual/British Association of Ski 1999 1 v (loose-leaf), ill
Combined History deGex, Jenny The Art Of Skiing 2006? 165 p. illus.
Alpine Autobiography Maier, Hermann Hermann Maier:The Race Of My Life:An Autobiography 2006
Alpine Film Swingle, Karl. Director The Khumbu Mighty-Mites 2005 3 min.
Alpine Video Winter Equinox Or Magic On Skis VHS 79 min
Nordic Guide McGrath, William Chad Great Cross-Country Ski Trails:Wisconsin, Minnesota, Michig 2001 220 p.
Alpine Children Eckart, Edana I Can Ski 2003 24 p. illus.
Combined History Allen, E. John B. The Culture And Sport of Skiing From Antiquity To World War 2007 384 p. illus.
Alpine Children Crossingham, John Skiing In Action 2005 32 p. illus.
Combined Ski Patrolling British Association of Ski Patrollers Outdoor First Aid And Safety Manual/British Association of Ski 2000 1 v. (loose-leaf), il
Combined History Scott, Chic Powder Pioneers 2007? 256 p. illus.
Alpine Mountaineering O'Connor, Bill Alpine Ski Mountaineering Vol. 1; Western Alps 2002? 251 p. illus. maps
Alpine Biography Woodlief, Jennifer Ski To Die: The Bill Johnson Story 2005 247 p. illus.
Combined Fiction/Children Jones, Melanie Davis I Can Ski 2003 31 p. illus.
Combined Winter Safety Scottish National Ski Council Ski-Safe: A Safety Manual For All Ski Sports 1991 86 p.
Nordic Guide Stone, Philip Island Turns & Tours:Abackcountry Skiing And Snowboardin 2005 xii, 220 p.illus. m
Combined Fiction Lewandowski, Dan Perhaps It Was In Vail:A Novel 1977 279 p.
combined Avalanche Atkins, Dale White Book:Avalanche Awareness Provided By Recco 2006? 35 p. illus.
Alpine Mountaineering Baud, Philippe Les 3 VallEes 2003 256 p. illus.
Alpine Mountaineering O'Connor, Bill Alpine Ski Mountaineering Vol. 2; Central And Eastern Alps 2003 255 p. illus. maps
Alpine Mountaineering Seamen, Peter Follow The Sun:A Traverse Of The Alps On Skis 2003 84 p. illus.
Alpine Video Moulton, Richard W. producer Legends Of American Skiing 2004? 2 DVD's
Combined Ski Patrolling British Association of Ski Patrollers Outdoor First Aid And Safety Manual/British Association of Ski 2003 1 v. unpaged illus.