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
572 Nordic Guide McGrath, William Chad Stride And Glide: A Guide To Wisconsin's Best Cross Country 1994 111 p. illus. Maps
4548 Combined Avalanche Roy, Ron Avalanche 1981 80 p. illus.
3094 Alpine Technique Rickmers, W.G.R. The Alpine Skee and Mountaineering 1904 16 p.
7053 Combined Winter Sports Root, Waverley Winter Sports In Switzerland: A Comprehensive Guide 1956 96 p. illus.
3159 Alpine Technique Schniebs, Otto Modern Ski Technique 1933 111 p. illus.
5682 Combined History Fay, Abbott History Of Skiing In Colorado 2000 197 p. illus.
1772 Alpine Film Canada, Dept. of National Health Skiing: Basic Skills, Part 2 1964 35 mm.
5732 Combined Impact Statem USDA Forest Service Future Development For Mt. Hood Meadows Ski Area 1977 l v. (various pagin
1836 Alpine Film New Hampshire. Div. of Economic Develop A Winter Celebration 1968 16 mm. 28 min
384 Nordic Guide Beiser, Karl Twenty-Five Ski Tours In Maine: From Kittery To Caribou, A 1979 128 p. illus.
4361 Alpine Wit & Humor Nicol, Eric Skiing Is Believing 1996 80 p.illus.
448 Nordic Guide Burns, Jim Skiing The Sun: Ski Touring In New Mexico's National Forests 1985 136 p. illus. maps
4424 Combined Avalanche USDA Forest Service Avalanche Handbook 1961 iv, 146 p. illus
2970 Alpine Racing Nelson, Gary Lynn Relationships of Strength, Endurance, Aerobic Capacity And 1972 v. 38 lvs.
6930 Combined Trauma International Colloquy on Medical Problems Connected with Championship Skiing (2nd: 1968: Jeux Olympiques d'Hiver. Olympic Winter Games 1968 61 p. illus
3034 Alpine Teaching Guid United States Eastern Amateur Ski Association Manual For Ski Instructors 1955?
6994 Combined Winter Safety USDA Forest Service Winter Recreation Safety Guide 1978 38 p. illus.
5558 Combined History Kleppen, Halvor Holmenkollen 1988 127 p. illus
1648 Alpine Film Union Pacific Railroad Championship Skiing 1952 16 mm. 13 min.
5623 Combined History Ballard, Leanna Spjut Stones, Zones, Trails And Tales Of Logan Canyon:An Interpretive Guide To The Natural And Human History O 1995 159 p. illus
1712 Alpine Film Union Pacific Railroad Western Wonderland Series No. 2 1957 16 mm. 12 min.
261 Nordic Film KQED-TV Ski Touring 1971 16 mm. 28 min
4240 Alpine Video Gaffney, Scott There's Something About McConkey 2000 VHS?DVD42
324 Nordic Guide Nowell, Iris Cross-Country Skiing In Ontario 1974 77 p. illus. maps
4302 Alpine Wit & Humor Emtage, J.B. Ski Fever 1936 xii. 109 p. illus.