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
3272 Alpine Technique Engen, Alf Alf Engen Presents Fine Points Of Skiing 1958 unpaged. Illus.
4145 Alpine Video Alf Engen, An American Ski Legend 1996 VHS
3536 Alpine Technique Ross, Ali Ali Ross On Skiing 1987 127 p. illus.
3601 Alpine Technique Ross, Ali Ali Ross Skiing Clinic 1998 95 p. illus.
2605 Alpine Handbook Heller, Mark All About Skiing 1969 248 p. illus.
2166 Alpine Guide Hoek, Henry W. All About St. Moritz: A Guide And Handbook For Travelers 1931 274 p.map
6991 Combined Winter Safety Nordic World Editors All About Winter Safety 1975 96 p. illus.
1381 Alpine Children McDermott, Barb All About--Canadian Sports:Skiing 2000 27 p. illus
5644 Combined History Burnett, Alan All That And Skiing Too:The Australia Ski Club Guthega 20 Y 1997 149 p. illus.
1506 Alpine Film Howard, Dr. Frank All Year Skiing In California 1935
3581 Alpine Technique Egan, Dan All-Terrain Skiing 1996 xxvi, 148 p. illus.
954 Nordic Telemarking O'Bannon, Allen Allen & Mike's Really Cool Backcountry SkiBook: Traveling A 1996 114 p.illus
6574 Combined Ski Camping O'Bannon, Allen Allen & Mike's Really Cool Backcountry SkiBook:Traveling A 1996 114 p. illus
956 Nordic Telemarking O'Bannon, Allen Allen And Mike's Really Cool Telemark Tips: 109 AmazingTips 1998 102 p. illus.
1625 Alpine Film Scofield, Frank Allo Henri 1950?
233 Nordic Expedition Ousland, Borge Alone Across Antarctica 1997 160 p. illus.
178 Nordic Expedition Irwin, David Alone Across The Top Of The World: The Authorized Story Of 1935 254 p. illus.
226 Nordic Expedition Ousland, Borge Alone To The North Pole 1994 135 p. illus.
4769 Combined Dictionaries Mongellaz, Jean-Marc Alpes Internationales: Francais-Anglais 1983 48 p.
2464 Alpine Guide Alpine British Columbia:Information Handbook 1991
1225 Alpine Autobiography Finkel, Michael Alpine Circus: A Skier's Exotic Adventures At The Edge Of Th 1999 xi, 210 p.
2742 Alpine Mountaineering Wedderburn, E.A. Alpine Climbing On Foot And With Ski 1936 114 p.
2744 Alpine Mountaineering Wedderburn, E.A. Alpine Climbing On Foot And With Ski 1937 118 p.
2757 Alpine Mountaineering Wedderburn, E.A. Alpine Climbing On Foot And With Ski 1954 131 p. illus.
6175 Combined Military Lucas, James Alpine Elite:German Mountain Troops In World War II 1980 263 p. illus.