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
414 Nordic Guide Sedlack, Elaine The Nordic Skiers Guide To Montana 1981 176 p. illus.
2581 Alpine Handbook Handbook Of Skiing 1949 32 p.
5100 Combined Fiction Lathen, Emma Going For The Gold 1982 255 p.
478 Nordic Guide Ehling, William P. Twenty-Five Ski Tours In Central New York: The Best Cross-C 1987 144 p. illus.
5164 Combined Fiction Lawrie, Robin Snow Bored 2001 32 p. illus.
3717 Alpine Video Miller, Warren Warren Miller's Ski Time! 1983 VHS 103 min.
3781 Alpine Video Miller, Warren Warren Miller's Ski Country 1986 VHS93 min
6286 Combined Olympics United States Olympic Committee USA Media Guide, XIII Olympic Winter Games, Lake Placid, 1 1980 6 vols. illus.
2393 Alpine Guide Hueneke, Klaus Kiandra To Kosciusko 1987 303 p. illus.
6350 Combined Olympics United States Olympic Committee 2002 U.S. Olympic Team Media Guide 2002 178 p. illus.
290 Nordic Guide Elkins, Frank The Ski Guide For 1938 1938 204 p.
2457 Alpine Guide Lieberman, Marcia R. The Outdoor Travler's Guide: The Alps 1991 360 p. illus.
4979 Combined Fiction Gregory, M. If Two Of Them Are Dead 1953 224 p.
354 Nordic Guide Odmark, Leif Sun Valley Ski Touring Guide 1977 35 p. illus
5042 Combined Fiction McDonnell, Virginia B. Storm Over Garnet 1969 222 p.
891 Nordic Technique Talesnick, Stan The Better Way To Go: Cross-Country Skiing 1982 111 p. illus
3595 Alpine Technique Harb, Harold R. Anyone Can Be An Expert Skier:The Definitive Shaped Ski 1997 x, 214 p. illus.
955 Nordic Telemarking Ryerson, "Tele Ned" P.D.Q. Telemark Technique 1997 24 p.
3657 Alpine Video Nat Young Films Fall Line 1979 17 min.
6168 Combined Military Howarth, David The Sledge Patrol 1973 257 p. illus. maps
2269 Alpine Guide Rand, Abby A Ski Guide To Europe; The Fabulous Forty 1968 464 p. illus.map
Combined Military Sanders, Charles J. The Boys Of Winter: Life And Death In The Ski Troops During 2005 256 p. illus.
2333 Alpine Guide Heller, Mark The World Ski Atlas 1978 256 p. illus. maps
4857 Combined Economics Smith, N.G. Economic Impact Of Skiing In North Carolina, 1977-1978 Seas 1978
4920 Combined Employment Giordano, Steve Now Hiring!Ski Resort Jobs; The Insider's Guide ToSeason 1995 386 p. illus. Maps