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
1227 Alpine Autobiography Wilson, Arnie Ski The World:A True Story Of Love, Courage And Danger 1999 xxvii, 289 p.illus.
1228 Alpine Autobiography Gabl, Franz Franzl II:From Four Years On The Russian Front, 1941-45, To 2000 310 p.
1229 Alpine Autobiography Street, Picabo Picabo:Nothing To Hide 2001 279 p. illus.
123 Nordic Equipment Borgemoen, David L. The Effects Of Various Pole Lengths On Cross-Country Skiing 1988 112 lvs. illus
1230 Alpine Autobiography Johnson, Lloyd R. The Perfect Turn:Alta And My Ski Experience 2002 124 p.
1231 Alpine Autobiography Street, Picabo Picabo:Nothing To Hide 2002 279 p. illus.
1232 Alpine Biography C.J.J. Otis Grey, Bachelor 1902 95 p. illus.
1233 Alpine Biography Davis, F.B. A Memorial To "Snow-shoe"Thompson, Hero Of The Sierras 1926 14 p. illus.
1234 Alpine Biography Ylvisaker, Erling The Story Of Snowshoe Thompson 1934 15 p.
1235 Alpine Biography Wright, William Snow-Shoe Thompson 1856-1876 1954 xv. 63 p.
1236 Alpine Biography Fairlie, Gerard Flight Without Wings: The Biography of Hannes Schneider 1957 223 p. illus
1237 Alpine Biography Fairlie, Gerard Flight Without Wings: The Biography of Hannes Schneider 1957 223 p. illus
1238 Alpine Biography Frank, Virginia Katherine Hannes Schneider: His Life And Contributions To Skiing 1957 ii, 94 lvs
1239 Alpine Biography Stoutenburg, Adrien Snowshoe Thompson 1957 215 p. illus.
124 Nordic Expedition Nansen, Fridtjof The First Crossing Of Greenland 1890 V. 1, 5l0 p;V. 2,
1240 Alpine Biography Teal, Evelyn Flying Snowshoes 1957 181 p.
1241 Alpine Biography Fairlie, Gerard Flight Without Wings: The Biography Of Hannes Schneider 1958 223 p. illus
1242 Alpine Biography Stoutenburg, Adrien Snowshoe Thompson 1962 vii, 215 p. illus.
1243 Alpine Biography Lougee, Laurence W. Ski Champs 1965
1244 Alpine Biography Valens, Evans G. A Long Way Up: The Story Of Jill Kinmont 1966 viii, 245 p. illus
1245 Alpine Biography Valens, Evans G. The Other Side Of The Mountain 1966 301 p. 8 lvs of pla
1246 Alpine Biography Burroughs, John Rolfe I Never Look Back:The Buddy Werner Story 1967 200 p. illus.
1247 Alpine Biography Batten, Jack Nancy, An Affectionate Look In Pictures At The World's Great 1968 96 p. illus.
1248 Alpine Biography Bowen, Norman R. editor Lowell Thomas: The Stranger Everybody Knows 1968 187 p. illus.
1249 Alpine Biography Tobin, John C. The Fall Line:A Skier's Journal 1969 xi, 272 p. illus.