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
6352 Combined Photographs Wolff, Paul Ski And Camera:76 Winter Leica Photographs. 1936 113 p.illus.
287 Nordic Film Wolfrock Productions This Is Cross Country 1985 16 mm. 27 min
1922 Alpine Film Wolper Productions The Perilous Descent 1972 16 mm. 24 min
5553 Combined History Wood, Everett W. Skiway: A Dartmouth Winter Tale 1987 54 p. illus
6425 Combined Resort Develop Wood, Glen M. Guide To Vermont Ski Trail Construction And Management 1973 25 p. illus.
2725 Alpine Lifts Wood, Peter SROM 172: Ski Lift Functions, Maintenance And Regulations 1999 iv, 372 p. illus.
5133 Combined Fiction Wood, Ted Snowjob 1993 262 p.
5134 Combined Fiction Wood, Ted Snowjob 1993 262 p.
5142 Combined Fiction Wood, Ted Snowjob 1995 251 p.
Alpine Biography Woodlief, Jennifer Ski To Die: The Bill Johnson Story 2005 247 p. illus.
6674 Combined Ski Patrolling Woodrow, Richard E. Backcountry Report And Ski Area Boundary Management Guidelines 28 p.
678 Nordic Handbook Woods, Craig Cross-Country Skier's Trailside Guide 1983 xi, 111 p. illus
4566 Combined Avalanche Woods, John G. Snow War: An Illustrated History Of Rogers Pass, Glacier Nati 1983 52 p. illus.
101 Nordic Conditioning Woodward, Bob Cross-Country Ski Conditioning For Exercise Skiers And Citize 1981 102 p. illus.
898 Nordic Technique Woodward, Bob The Cross-Country Ski Technique Book 1983 192 p. illus.
1191 Alpine Autobiography Woolsey, Elizabeth Off The Beaten Track 1984 208 p. illus.
4605 Combined Avalanche Working Group On Snow Classification, Inte The International Classification For Seasonal Snow On The G 1990 23 p. illus.
6144 Combined Military Works, Robert C. Postwar Mountain Training 1947 not paged
5577 Combined History World Ski Championships (1989: Lahti, Finland) The Official Book Of The World Ski Championships Lahti, Finl 1989 184 p. illus.
4061 Alpine Video World Ski, Incorporated The Bad, The Rad, And The Mono 1993 VHS 60 min
5484 Combined History Wormington, Sam The Ski Race 1980 586 p. illus.
84 Nordic Children Wotherspoon, W. Cross-Country Skiing 1982 130 p. illus
5408 Combined History Wren, Jean Steamboat Springs And The "Treacherous And Speedy Skee" 1972 65 p. illus.
2321 Alpine Guide Wright, Allan Baker Sun Valley: A Mountain Guide 1975 104 p. illus.
2326 Alpine Guide Wright, Bank Sun Valley: A Mountain Guide 1976 104 p. illus.