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
375 Nordic Guide Wass, Stan 25 Ski Tours In Connecticut: A Trail Guide For The Cross Cou 1978 119 p. illus.
439 Nordic Guide Meissner, Virginia Cross Country Ski Tours In Central Oregon 1984 192 p. illus.map
252 Nordic Film Anderson & Thompson Ski Company Nordic Skiing 1970? 16 mm.
315 Nordic Guide Hannan, Leo A Guide To Cross Country Skiing In Anchorage 1973
129 Nordic Expedition Nansen, Fridtjof The First Crossing Of Greenland 1897 452 p. illus.
193 Nordic Expedition Nansen, Fridtjof Farthest North; Being A Record Of A Voyage Of Exploration O 1975 2 vols. illus. maps
1024 Nordic Video Brown, Roger. director Cross-Country Skiing: The Ultimate Fitness Sport 1986 VHS 89 min.
1088 Nordic Video Karlsen, Torbjorn Classic Cross Country Skiing Technique And Exercises 1996 VHS45 min
900 Nordic Technique Caldwell, John H. The Cross-Country Ski Book 1984 180 p. illus.
901 Nordic Technique Gaskill, Steven Cross Country Level One Clinic Guide And Notes 1984? 57 p. illus.
965 Nordic Trails Knopp, T. B. The Ski Tourer Trail Planner: Planing, Development And Con 1972 24 lvs. illus.
778 Nordic Ski Jumping Strand, Martin A. Ski Running And Jumping, The Latest Favorite And Most Exhi 1910? 6 p. illus.
841 Nordic Technique Sveinungsgard, Gunnar Skiing In Nordic Style 1973 57 p. illus
654 Nordic Handbook Baldwin, Edward R. The Cross-Country Skiers Handbook 1973 160 p. illus.
718 Nordic Physiology Hofman, Cheryl A. The Determnation Of Strength Gain Of The Quadriceps And H 1983 vi, 54 lvs.
9 Nordic Autobiography Edwards, Eddie Eddie The Eagle:My Story 1988 150 p. illus.
72 Nordic Biography Huntford, Roland The Last Place On Earth: Scott And Amundsen's Race To The 1999 xxxii, 588 p. illus.
532 Nordic Guide Lamy, Marge Cross Country Ski Inns Of The Northeastern U.S. & Quebec 1991 168 p. illus.
596 Nordic Guide Keim, Mike New England Nordic Ski Trail Guide:Featuring Connecticut, 1996 110 p.illus. map
408 Nordic Guide Fulcomer, Kathleen Cross-Country Ski Trails: Middle Atlantic 1981 58 p.Maps
472 Nordic Guide Siseman, John Ski Touring Australia 1986 136 p. illus. maps
284 Nordic Film James E. Shaw Productions American Haute, Skiing The High Country Huts 1983 16 mm. 15 min
348 Nordic Guide Florence, Lou Guide To The Boise Basin Cross-Country Ski Trails. 1977 29 p. illus.
162 Nordic Expedition Thrilling Experiences In Discovering The Poles 1913 428 p. illus.
226 Nordic Expedition Ousland, Borge Alone To The North Pole 1994 135 p. illus.