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
7074 Combined Winter Sports Washington. Winter Recreation Comm. Interim Report To The Legislature/Washington State Winter R 1983 42 p.
83 Nordic Children Washington, Rosemary G. Cross-Country Skiing Is For Me 1982 47 p.illus.
2224 Alpine Guide Washington (State), Dept. of Conservation and Development. Division of Progress and Industr Skiing's Great In Washington State 1957? 7 p. illus.
7003 Combined Winter Safety Washington (State) Safety Standards For Ski Area Facilities And Operations 2000 50 p. illus.
4060 Alpine Video Wasatch Interpretive Association Winning The Avalanche Game 1993 VHS 58 min.
4573 Combined Avalanche Warrick, Walter, comp. A Southern Idaho Region Avalanche Instructors' Training Aid 1984 150 p. illus.
553 Nordic Guide Warren, Scott S. Exploring Colorado's Wild Areas: A Guide For Hikers, Backpa 1992 220 p. illus.
3755 Alpine Video Warren, Larry Ski Riders Of The Wasatch 1985 VHS50 min
1477 Alpine Equipment Warren, Guy C. The Thermal Characteristics Of Downhill Skis 1989 l09 lvs. illus
1478 Alpine Equipment Warren, Guy C. Thermal Response Of Downhill Skis 1989 40 p. illus.
1565 Alpine Film Warner Brothers Mountain Fighters 1943 35 mm.30 min.
6142 Combined Military Ware, Wilson Italy: The Riva Ridge 1946 not paged
1502 Alpine Film Ware, W.P. On Peckett's Inn And Ski School 1932 12 mins
3196 Alpine Technique Ward,G. Robert T. Frozen Lessons:A Handbook Of Ski Technique 1937? 28 p. illus.
3228 Alpine Technique Ward,G. Robert T. Skier's Handbook Of Concise Modern Ski Technique And Clas 1946? Second edition
3181 Alpine Technique Ward,G. Robert T. Skier's Handbook Of Concise, Modern Ski Technique And Cla 1936? 55 p. illus.
4923 Combined Employment Ward, Lisa Anne Impact On Employee Motivation Of Management's Perception 1998 x. 191 lvs.
5394 Combined History Ward, G.R.T. The Diamond Jubilee Of The Kosciusko Alpine Club 1969 141 p.
3264 Alpine Technique Ward, G. Robert T. Skier's Handbook Of Concise Modern Ski Technique And Clas 1954? 67 p. illus.
1187 Alpine Autobiography Warburg, H. Adventure On Skis 1981 128 p.
6108 Combined Military War Department Basic Field Manual:Operations in Snow & Extreme Cold 1941 82 p.
6124 Combined Military War Department Mountain Operations 1944 245 p.
6125 Combined Military War Department Operations In Snow And Extreme Cold 1944 259 p.
1338 Alpine Children Walter, Claire Skiing With Children 1985 l v unpaged
2479 Alpine Guide Walter, Claire Rocky Mountain Skiing 1992 397 p. illus.