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
603 Nordic Guide Cook, Charles The Essential Guide To Cross-Country Skiing And Snowshoei 1997 xiv, 258 p. maps
7006 Combined Winter Sports Gibson, Harry Tobogganing On Crooked Runs 1894 xiv, 255 p. illus.
6481 Combined Resort Develop Callaway, Clive Downhill Ski Area:Planning And Operation 1986 xiv, 241 p. illus.
2704 Alpine Lifts Lynch, Peter Fyler Chair Lift Research And Design 1978 xiv, 227 lvs. illus
2353 Alpine Guide Passavant, Tom Playboy's Guide To Ultimate Skiing 1981 xiv, 219 p. illus
5260 Combined Geography Nicholls, Leland Leon A Geographical Analaysis Of Selected Ski Resorts In The Sou 1972 xiv, 211 lvs. illus.
2790 Alpine Mountaineering Rowell, Galen High And Wild:Essays On Wilderness Adventure 1983 xiv, 207 p. illus.
3376 Alpine Technique Joubert, Georges Teach Yourself To Ski 1970 xiv, 202 p. illus
585 Nordic Guide Leggett, Christopher Tracks & Trails:An Insider's Guide To The Best Cross-Country 1995 xiv, 200 p. maps
5624 Combined History Dibelius, Norman Winter Sports 1995 xiv, 194 p. illus
4542 Combined Avalanche Dexter, Leland R. Snow Avalanches On The San Francisco Peaks:Coconino C 1981 xiv, 159 lvs. illus.
5518 Combined History Adler, Allen New England & Thereabouts:A Ski Tracing 1985 xiv, 138 p. illus.
5757 Combined Impact Statem USDA Forest Service Draft Environmental Impact Statement:Rifle Ski Area. White 1982 xiv, 131 [33] p. ill
2751 Alpine Mountaineering Lunn, Sir Arnold Alpine Ski-ing At All Heights And Seasons 1948 xiv, 106 p. illus.
1384 Alpine Children Bode, Diane Skiing Is For Kids (And Those Who Believe In Magic): A Ski In 2002 xiii, 90 p. illus.
3157 Alpine Technique Lunn, Sir Arnold Ski-ing In A Fortnight 1933 xiii, 78 p. illus.
2566 Alpine Guide Tejada-Flores, Lito The Unofficial Guide To Skiing In The West 2002 xiii, 590 p. illus.
1208 Alpine Autobiography Lang, Otto A Bird Of Passage:From The Alps Of Austria To Hollywood, 1994 xiii, 463 p. illus.
6494 Combined Resort Develop Dorward, Sherry Design For Mountain Communities 1990 xiii, 339p. illus.
2620 Alpine Handbook Berry, I. William The Skier's Almanac 1978 xiii, 305 p.
68 Nordic Biography Preston, Diana A First Rate Tragedy:Captain Scott's Antarctic Expeditions 1997 xiii, 269 p. illus.
4510 Combined Avalanche Fraser, Colin Avalanches And Snow Safety 1978 xiii, 269 p. illus.
4511 Combined Avalanche Fraser, Colin Avalanches And Snow Safety 1978 xiii, 269 p. illus.
1164 Alpine Autobiography O'Rear, Frankie Chateau Bon Vivant 1967 xiii, 240 p. illus.
5811 Combined Impact Statements Environmental Impact Statement And Record Of Decision For 1992 xiii, 184 p. maps