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
1338 Alpine Children Walter, Claire Skiing With Children 1985 l v unpaged
2479 Alpine Guide Walter, Claire Rocky Mountain Skiing 1992 397 p. illus.
4766 Combined Dictionaries Walter, Claire Illustrated Skiing Dictionary For Young People 1980 118 p. illus
4767 Combined Dictionaries Walter, Claire Illustrated Skiing Dictionary For Young People 1980 118 p.illus.
2521 Alpine Guide Walter, Claire Skiing On A Budget:Moneywise Tips And Deals On Lift Ticke 1996 156 p.
1262 Alpine Biography Walter, Claire Skiing 1977 62 p. illus.
2655 Alpine Handbook Walter, Claire The Complete Idiot's Guide To Skiing 1997 xvi, 272 p. illus
2412 Alpine Guide Walter, Claire The Best Ski Resorts In America 1988 224 p.
2445 Alpine Guide Walter, Claire The Berlitz Handbook To Skiing The Alps 1990 320 p. illus. maps
1752 Alpine Film Walt Disney Productions Fantasy On Skis 1962 16 mm. 60 min
5261 Combined Geography Wallach, Alexander D. Physical Geography Of The Ski Industry In Vermont 1972
3353 Alpine Technique Wallace, William N. The Golden Ski Guide: A Complete Course Of Instruction In T 1966 160 p. illus.
1306 Alpine Children Wallace, William The Young Sportsman's Guide To Skiing 1961 92 p.
1257 Alpine Biography Wallace, Peggy Ann An Historical Study Of The Career Of Leni Riefenstahl From 1 1975 ix, 525 lvs. maps
5598 Combined History Walkom, Rick Skiing Off The Roof: The Kosciusko Chalet At Charlotte Pass 1991 167 p. illus
6440 Combined Resort Develop Walker, Mark Alan A Ski Lodge For The Brighton Bowl 1977 61 lvs.
4620 Combined Avalanche Walker, Jane Avalanches And Landslides 1992 32 p. illus.
5047 Combined Fiction Walker, Diana The Skiers Of Ste. Celeste 1970 192 p.
5069 Combined Fiction Walden, Amelia Escape On Skis 1975 173 p.
3067 Alpine Teaching Guid Wagnon, John Introduction To Modern Ski Teaching 1983 16 p. illus.
1511 Alpine Film Wagner, Walter. producer The Moon's Our Home 1936
3321 Alpine Technique Wagner, Janet How To Ski 1963 128 p. illus.
3977 Alpine Video Wade, Patty In Shape To Ski 1991 VHS65 min
2842 Alpine Mountaineering Waag, David Oregon Descents:A Backcountry Ski Guide To The Southern 1997 160 p. illus.
1589 Alpine Film Vorhaus, Bernard. director Winter Wonderland 1947 71 min.