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
2817 Alpine Mountaineering Selters, Andy Glacier Travel And Crevasse Rescue 1990 159 p. illus.
1363 Alpine Children Pershall, Penny The Essential Guide To Skiing With Children 1992 125 p.
5336 Combined History Micoleau, Tyler The Story Of Squaw Valley Including Basic Principles Of The 1953 96 p. illus.
42 Nordic Biography Douglas, Mary Across Greenland's Ice Fields: The Adventures Of Nansen And 1902 vi. 218 p. illus.
1425 Alpine Equipment Northland Ski Manufacturing Company Northland Skis 1920? 56 p. illus.
5400 Combined History Vaage, Jakob Holmenkollen 1971 255 p. illus.
103 Nordic Conditioning Sharkey, Brian J. Training For Cross-Country Ski Racing 1984 224 p. illus.
3954 Alpine Video Winter Park 50th Anniversary Video Collection, 1940-1990 1990 VHS56 min.
4018 Alpine Video The Best Of Taos 1992 VHS
6522 Combined Rules of Comp F.I.S. The FIS International Ski Competition Rules Book IV: Downhil 1971 58 p.
2630 Alpine Handbook Miller, Peter Peter Miller's Ski Almanac 1979 308 p. illus.
6586 Combined Ski Clubs Blue Mountain Ski Club Year Book 1950 24 p.
2694 Alpine Lifts Paulsen Wire Rope Corporation [Wire Rope Catalogs] 1969? 1 v. (various pagin
1240 Alpine Biography Teal, Evelyn Flying Snowshoes 1957 181 p.
5213 Combined Fiction/Children Cowley, Joy Dinnertime 1992 24 p. illus.
1303 Alpine Children Brown, Conrad Skiing For Beginners: A Complete And Simple Method For Ch 1951 63 p. illus.
5276 Combined History Norge Ski Club 15th National Championship Ski Tournament At Cary, Ill: Sun 1918 [4] p.
3830 Alpine Video Ski The Best Of The West:Banff/Lake Louise & Sunshine Vill 1987 VHS
3894 Alpine Video Jalbert Productions White Circus 1989 VHS22 - 28 min.
6398 Combined Resort Develop Ghosn, Raymond S. A Ski And Summer Resort Hotel For "The Cedars" In Lebanon 1950 52 lvs.
2506 Alpine Guide Weichsel, Bernard. editor Ski USA: Travel Planning Guide 1994-1995 1994 132 p.
6462 Combined Resort Develop Greene, Michael R. Eaglecrest Ski Area Expansion, Juneau, Alaska 1983 175 lvs. illus. ma
2570 Alpine Handbook Gerber Brothers Ski Manual 1938? 34 p. illus.
1118 Nordic Waxing McConica, Thomas H. Sliding On Ice And Snow: Environmental Proection Section R 1950 46 p. illus.
5089 Combined Fiction Shaw, Irwin The Top Of The Hill 1979 346 p.