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
908 Nordic Technique Claridge, Marit Usborne Book Of Skiing 1986 64 p. illus
907 Nordic Technique Borowski, Lee Ski Faster, Easier 1986 328 p. illus.
906 Nordic Technique Norwegian B Course. Book 2: Cross Country Technique 1985
905 Nordic Technique Taipale, Ahvo Improve Your Skiing: A Pocket Guide To Better Cross Country 1985 48 p.
904 Nordic Technique Hall, William The Professional Ski Instructors Of America Present Cross-Co 1985 237 p. illus.
903 Nordic Technique Slade, Allen How To Ski Cross-Country 1984
902 Nordic Technique Sheahan, Casey Sports Illustrated Cross-Country Skiing 1984 186 p. illus.
901 Nordic Technique Gaskill, Steven Cross Country Level One Clinic Guide And Notes 1984? 57 p. illus.
900 Nordic Technique Caldwell, John H. The Cross-Country Ski Book 1984 180 p. illus.
90 Nordic Children Gibbons, Tim The Development Of United States Junior Cross Country Skiers: Results From A Survey To The Junior Olympia 1998 29 p.
9 Nordic Autobiography Edwards, Eddie Eddie The Eagle:My Story 1988 150 p. illus.
899 Nordic Technique Bauer, Erwin A. Cross-Country Skiing And Snowshoeing 1984 208 p. illus.
898 Nordic Technique Woodward, Bob The Cross-Country Ski Technique Book 1983 192 p. illus.
897 Nordic Technique Lederer, William J. The New, Complete Book Of Cross-Country Skiing 1983 189 p. illus.
896 Nordic Technique Lederer, William J. You Can Ski In 60 Minutes On Trak Cross Country Skis 1983 32 p.
895 Nordic Technique Gillette, Ned Cross-Country Skiing 1983 235 p. illus.
894 Nordic Technique Crawford-Currie, Ronald Cross-Country Skiing 1983 159 p. illus.
893 Nordic Technique Canadian Association of Nordic Ski Instructors Manual Of The Canadian Association Of Nordic Instructors 1983 69 p. illus.
892 Nordic Technique Coaches Field Guide To Cross Country Skiing Technique 1982
891 Nordic Technique Talesnick, Stan The Better Way To Go: Cross-Country Skiing 1982 111 p. illus
890 Nordic Technique Gaskill, Steven Basics Of Cross Country Skiing:The Diagonal Stride, Flat An 1982
89 Nordic Children Brimner, Larry Dane Skiing 1997 47 p. illus.
889 Nordic Technique Gaskill, Steven Basics Of Cross Country Skiing:Double Poling And Skating 1982
888 Nordic Technique Crawford-Currie, Ronald Cross-Country Skiing 1982 160 p. illus.
887 Nordic Technique Skiing: Alpine And Nordic 1981 23 p. illus.