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
3084 Alpine Teaching Guid Australian Professional Ski Instructors Australian Professional Ski Instructors Teaching Manual 1996 149 p.
6636 Combined Ski Patrolling Australian Ski Patrol Association Operations Manual Of The Australian Ski Patrol Association: 1976 33 p. loose-leaf
3317 Alpine Technique Austrian Association of Professional Ski Te The New Official Austrian Ski System 1963 126 p. illus.
4593 Combined Avalanche Avalanche Research Center (Canada) Guidelines For Weather, Snowpack, And Avalanche Observat 1989 iv, 49 p. illus.
4580 Combined Avalanche Avalanche Research Centre Guidelines For Weather, Snowpack, And Avalanche Observat 1986 v, 53 p. illus.
3759 Alpine Video Avedessdian, Trevor .producer & director The Verbier Connection 1986 VHS40 min
2391 Alpine Guide Ayer, Eleanor H. Skiing: A Guide To The Colorado High Country 1987 48 p. illus.
5382 Combined History B, Olav Skiing Traditions In Norway 1968 125 p. illus.
5609 Combined History B, Olav Skiing Throughout History 1993 182 p. illus.
4413 Combined Avalanche Bader, H. Snow And Its Metamorphism 1954 3l3 p. illus.
652 Nordic Handbook Badwin, Edward R. The Cross-Country Skiing Handbook: A Detailed Instruction B 1972 160 p. illus.
6564 Combined Ski Camping Bagg, Alan Backcountry Ski Camping 1978 275 p. illus.
2191 Alpine Guide Bagot, H.C. Skis In India:A Handbook For The Skier In India 1945 96 p.
2720 Alpine Lifts Bahn, William L. A Comparison Of Ski Lift Brake Testing Strategies: Static vs. 1993 ii, 28 lvs. Illus.
1352 Alpine Children Bailey, Donna Ski-ing 1990 [32] p.
1358 Alpine Children Bailey, Donna Skiing 1991 32 p. illus.
3115 Alpine Technique Baillie, George Ski-ing Simplified For Beginners 1923 viii, 9-[96] p. illus.
34 Nordic Biography Bain, J. Arthur Life And Adventures Of Nansen:The Great Arctic Explorer 1897 xix, 450 p. 7 plates
35 Nordic Biography Bain, J. Arthur Life And Explorations Of Fridtjof Nansen 1897 xix, 449 p. 13 plates. map
36 Nordic Biography Bain, J. Arthur Fridtjof Nansen, His Life And Explorations 1897 160 p. illus.
37 Nordic Biography Bain, J. Arthur Life Of Fridtjof Nansen, Scientist And Explorer Including An 1897 x, 290 p. 13 plate
41 Nordic Biography Bain, J. Arthur Life And Explorations of Fridtjof Nansen 1898
43 Nordic Biography Bain, J. Arthur Life And Explorations of Fridtjof Nansen 1908 xix, 449 p. illus.
3525 Alpine Technique Baird, George C. Skiing By Jorge 1987 225 p. illus.
3526 Alpine Technique Baird, George C. Skiing By Jorge 1987 190 p. illus.