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
4067 Alpine Video Gaimard, Alain Apocalypse Snow Insane Skiing Action! 1994 VHS62 min.
2615 Alpine Handbook Covino, Frank Skier's Digest 1976 288 p. illus.
460 Nordic Guide Beymer, Robert Ski Country:Nordic Skiers Guide To The Minnesota Arrowhe 1986 224 p.
6571 Combined Ski Camping Watters, Ron Ski Camping:A Guide To The Delights Of Backcountry Skiing 1989 154 p. illus.
2679 Alpine Handicap Professional Ski Instructors of America PSIA Adaptive Manual 1997 152 p. illus.
6635 Combined Ski Patrolling National Ski Patrol System Winter First Aid Manual Of The National Ski Patrol System:A 1974 53 p. illus.
5198 Combined Fiction/Children Calhoun, Mary Cross-Country Cat 1986 40 p. illus.
1289 Alpine Biography Jerome, John The Man On The Medal: The Life And Times Of Dick Durrance 1995 192 p. illus
5261 Combined Geography Wallach, Alexander D. Physical Geography Of The Ski Industry In Vermont 1972
1352 Alpine Children Bailey, Donna Ski-ing 1990 [32] p.
3879 Alpine Video Mt. Waddington Now:Skiing The Peak 1988 26 minutes.
272 Nordic Film Snider, Bill Skinny Skiing 1975 16 mm. 17 min
3943 Alpine Video Perlman, Eric World's Greatest Ski Bloopers 1990 VHS 30 min
2491 Alpine Guide Western United States Ski Country Access 1993 222 p. illus. maps
336 Nordic Guide Keating, Michael Michael Keating's Cross-Country Canada:Handbook And Trai 1976 xii, 212 p. illus. m
6447 Combined Resort Develop Kypfer, Marvin Douglas Environmental Geology Of Ski Area Developments 1979 102 lvs. illus. ma
2555 Alpine Guide Ski New Jersey 2001 8 p. illus. map
6511 Combined Rules of Comp International Ski Association FIS Tables For Downhill And Slalom: Directions For Calculati 1949 [3] p. tables (l fold)
5075 Combined Fiction Forbes, Colin Avalanche Express 1977 316 p.
1167 Alpine Autobiography Wilder, Lee Ski The Tahoe Ring:An Account Of Some Observations And 1969 53 p. illus. map
5138 Combined Fiction Sullivan, Mark T. The Fall Line 1994 374 p.
1231 Alpine Autobiography Street, Picabo Picabo:Nothing To Hide 2002 279 p. illus.
3755 Alpine Video Warren, Larry Ski Riders Of The Wasatch 1985 VHS50 min
150 Nordic Expedition Du Chaillu, Paul The Land Of The Long Night 1905 xvii, 266 p. illus.
3819 Alpine Video Stump, Greg The Good, The Rad, And The Gnarly 1987 VHS64 min.