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
445 Nordic Guide Barry, Margaret Ski Alberta 1985 239 p. illus. maps
258 Nordic Film Rieschl, Steve Snow How 1970 16 mm.8 min.
321 Nordic Guide Bell, Betty Tours Around Sun Valley 1974 49 p.
22 Nordic Biathlon Niinimaa, Veli M.J. Biathlon Handbook 1988 203 p. illus.
83 Nordic Children Washington, Rosemary G. Cross-Country Skiing Is For Me 1982 47 p.illus.
131 Nordic Expedition Nansen, Fridtjof Farthest North;Being A Record Of A Voyage Of Exploration 1897 2 vols. illus. map
195 Nordic Expedition Amundsen, Roald The South Pole:An Account Of The Norwegian Antarctic Exp 1976 xxv, 392 p. x, 449
1030 Nordic Video Nowak, Jeff Cross Country Skiing With Jeff Nowak 1986 VHS60 min.
1094 Nordic Video XC Skating: Technique And Exercises 1996 VHS31 min
907 Nordic Technique Borowski, Lee Ski Faster, Easier 1986 328 p. illus.
971 Nordic Trails Alberta. Recreation Development Division Cross Country Ski Trail Development 1979 32 p. illus.
784 Nordic Ski Jumping Southern California Open Ski Meet, 1939 Second Annual Southern California Open Ski Meet: Official 1939 15 p. illus.
847 Nordic Technique Nordic World Editors Discover Cross-Country Skiing 1974 47 p. illus.
660 Nordic Handbook Liebers, Arthur The Complete Book Of Cross-Country Skiing And Ski Touring 1974 285 p. illus.
724 Nordic Physiology Smith, Gerald A. Perceived Exertion And Kinematic Characteristics Of Cross C 1985 vii, 108 lvs.
538 Nordic Guide Veranth, John Wasatch Winter Trails: Beginner And Intermediate Ski And S 1991 128 p. illus. maps
602 Nordic Guide Caughey, Bruce The Colorado Guide 1997 xxvii, 575 p. illus.
414 Nordic Guide Sedlack, Elaine The Nordic Skiers Guide To Montana 1981 176 p. illus.
478 Nordic Guide Ehling, William P. Twenty-Five Ski Tours In Central New York: The Best Cross-C 1987 144 p. illus.
290 Nordic Guide Elkins, Frank The Ski Guide For 1938 1938 204 p.
354 Nordic Guide Odmark, Leif Sun Valley Ski Touring Guide 1977 35 p. illus
54 Nordic Biography Huntford, Roland Scott And Amundsen 1980 xx, 665 p. illus.
116 Nordic Equipment Nordic Skiing Gear 1974 64 p. illus
164 Nordic Expedition Butler, Frank Hedges Through Lapland With Skis And Reindeer 1917 286 p. illus.
1123 Nordic Waxing Todd, Diana Waxing For The Complete Novice 1977 36 p. illus.