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
5495 Combined History Kelly, Tom Birkie Fever: A Ten Year History Of The American Birkebeiner 1982 160 p.illus.
2492 Alpine Guide Balliett, Will K. U.S.A. Today North American Ski Atlas; The Complete Guide 1994
4068 Alpine Video Gouvernment du Quebec Tourisme Quebec 1994 VHS15 min.
7036 Combined Winter Sports Federal Writers' Project. Massachusetts Winter Sports And Recreation In The Berkshire Hills 1937 24 p. illus.
908 Nordic Technique Claridge, Marit Usborne Book Of Skiing 1986 64 p. illus
2556 Alpine Guide Ski Utah:The Greatest Snow On Earth:2001-2002 Winter Vac 2001 101 p. illus. maps
972 Nordic Trails Allaben, Stanton Cross Country Ski Trails: A Starter Manual 1979 45 p. illus.
3002 Alpine Racing Lang, Serge 21 Years Of World Cup Ski Racing 1986 185 p. illus. maps
3065 Alpine Teaching Guid Shedden, John Ski Teaching 1980 137 p. illus.
6682 Combined Ski Patrolling Andrea, Ron. editor Course Outline For Instructor Trainers:Phase I 1989 93 p.
1395 Alpine Conditioning Davidson, Paul The Skier's Exercise Manual 1968 99 p. illus.
6741 Combined Snow-Making White, Jeff The Basics Of Snow Making--Decision And Selection Seminar 1978 28 p.
5308 Combined History Crane, Charles Edward Winter In Vermont 1942 304 p. illus
3880 Alpine Video Multiglisse 1988 VHS99 min
1459 Alpine Equipment Keinonen, J. An Experimental Device For Measuring Friction Between Ski 1978 11 p. illus.
5372 Combined History O'Rear, John The Aspen Story:Including Skiing The Aspen Way 1966
2368 Alpine Guide Salt Lake Valley Convention & Visitors Bureau Salt Lake Walking & Driving Tours:Street Guide To Visitor At 1983 29 p. illus. maps
3944 Alpine Video Real Action Pictures Return To The Snow Zone 1990 VHS65 min.
6913 Combined Surveys & Lift I Stauty, Donald M. Cross-Country Skier Trends And Profiles 1985 iv, 42 lvs. illus.
785 Nordic Ski Jumping Bergsland, Einer Skiing: A Way Of Life In Norway. With A Chapter On Ski Jum 1952 95 p. illus.
2432 Alpine Guide Shelton, Peter The Insider's Guide To The Best Skiing In Utah 1989 160 p. illus.
6977 Combined Wage & Salary Research Dept., Mountain States Employers' Council, Inc. NSAA Compensation And Benefits Survey, 1978-79 Ski Season 1979 110 p.
848 Nordic Technique Bauer, Erwin A. Cross-Country Skiing And Snowshoeing 1975 210 p. illus.
2878 Alpine Physiology Li, Carl Physiologic Responses To The Use Of The "Fitter" Alpine Ski 1991 46 lvs. illus
2941 Alpine Psychology Harley, Ned R. Let's Go Skiing With A Psychiatrist: The Mental Game OfSen 1994 210 p. illus