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
1370 Alpine Children Shedden, John Skiing 1995
5343 Combined History Eichorn, Arthur Francis The Mt. Shasta Story:Being A Concise History Of The Famou 1957 112 p. illus.
239 Nordic Film Classic Of Skiing 1949? 16 mm.10 min.
1432 Alpine Equipment Northland Ski Manufacturing Company Northland Skis 1933? 68 p. illus.
5407 Combined History Robertson, Ruth Winder This Is Alta 1972 80 p. illus.
3961 Alpine Video DeBoer, Jake Canada's Eastern Ski Resorts 1991 VHS 17 min
4025 Alpine Video Fanck, Arnold Slalom (Abenteuer Im Engadin) 1993 VHS 67 min
6529 Combined Rules of Comp National Collegiate Athletic Association NCAA Men's And Women's Skiing Rules 1983? See title in Serials section
2637 Alpine Handbook Berry, I. William The Great North American Ski Book 1984 xxxvi, 471 p. illus
6593 Combined Ski Clubs Canberra Alpine Club Constitution Of Canberra Alpine Club Incorporated 1973 30 p. var paging
2701 Alpine Lifts Robertson, Lawrence M. Grounding, Lightning And Electrical Protection For Ski Lifts 1976 47 lvs. illus
1247 Alpine Biography Batten, Jack Nancy, An Affectionate Look In Pictures At The World's Great 1968 96 p. illus.
5220 Combined Fiction/Children Martin, Ann M. Karen's Ski Trip 1995 112 p.
1310 Alpine Children Tinker, Gene Let's Learn To Ski 1966 117 p. illus.
5283 Combined History Graves, Charles And The Greeks 1930 224 p. illus.
3837 Alpine Video Ski Tuning With Dean Miller 1987 VHS26 min.
3901 Alpine Video Miller, Warren Warren Miller's White Magic 1989 VHS91 min.
6405 Combined Resort Develop USDA Forest Service Greens Peak Winter Sports Area (proposed): Prospectus For A 1966 35 lvs, illus. maps
2513 Alpine Guide Ski Colorado:Complete Guide To Skiing And Snowboarding 1995 104 p. illus.
6469 Combined Resort Develop Great Britain. Scottish Development Department National Planning Guidelines For Skiing Developments:Bac 1984 16 p.
2577 Alpine Handbook Max Cook Sporting Goods Company Ski Manual 1942 46 p. illus
1125 Nordic Waxing Brady, Michael Waxing For Cross-Country Skiing 1979 40 p. illus.
5096 Combined Fiction Lathen, Emma Going For Gold 1981 251 p.
1189 Alpine Autobiography Bartelski, Konrad Konrad Bartelski:The Autobiography Of A Skier 1983 179 p.illus
5160 Combined Fiction Sheeley, Jill Rescue On Star Mountain 1999 1 v.