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
5792 Combined Impact Statem Tyrrel, Robert R. Draft Supplement To The Environmental Impact Statement, M 1990 1 v. (various pagings), illus. maps
253 Nordic Film Cloud 9 Films Cross-Country 1970? Super 8 mm.
1896 Alpine Film Frisch Film, Ltd. NASIC II 1971 16 mm. 28 min
5856 Combined Impact Statem USDA Forest Service Aspen Highlands Ski Area:Draft Environmental Impact State 1996 1 v. (various pagings)
316 Nordic Guide Hannan, Leo X-C Ski Trails: Anchorage Bowl Area 1973 53 p. illus.
1960 Alpine Film Jay, John Winter Holidays In The Americas 1975 16 mm
4484 Combined Avalanche Mears, Arthur I. Snow Avalanche Hazards Of The Independence Pass Area: L 1975 12 lvs. illus. fold. map
514 Nordic Guide Ohlrich, Warren Aspen-Snowmass Cross Country Ski Trails 1989 56 p.
4548 Combined Avalanche Roy, Ron Avalanche 1981 80 p. illus.
3094 Alpine Technique Rickmers, W.G.R. The Alpine Skee and Mountaineering 1904 16 p.
578 Nordic Guide Vielbig, Klindt Cross-Country Ski Routes: Oregon 1994 381 p. illus
7053 Combined Winter Sports Root, Waverley Winter Sports In Switzerland: A Comprehensive Guide 1956 96 p. illus.
515 Nordic Guide Selters, Andy The Mt. Shasta Book: A Guide To Hiking, Climbing, Skiing, An 1989 118 p. illus. map
4549 Combined Avalanche Williams, Knox Snowy Torrents:Avalanche Accidents In The United States, 1 1981 190 p. illus.
3095 Alpine Technique Crichton Somerville, D.M.M. Ski-Running 1905 iv, [2] 115, [l] p.i
579 Nordic Guide Washington State Groomed Cross Country Ski Trails 1994 53 p. maps
7054 Combined Winter Sports AAA Winter Sports In Michigan 1957 48 p.
3160 Alpine Technique Mosauer, Walter On Skis Over The Mountains.An Illustrated Primer On Moder 1934 83 p. illus.
5683 Combined History Hauserman, Richard M. The Inventors Of Vail 2000 286 p. illus.
1773 Alpine Film Dan Gibson Productions Ski Moderne 1964 16 mm. 11 min
5733 Combined Impact Statem USDA Forest Service Red River Ski Area:An Expansion Proposal:Draft Environm 1977 26 p. illus. maps
1837 Alpine Film Pontiac Motor Division of Gen. Motors Attack 1968 16 mm. 27 min.
4362 Alpine Wit & Humor Whittemore, Richard F. For The Love Of Skiing 1999 236 p. illus.
4425 Combined Avalanche USDA Forest Service Snow Avalanches: A Handbook Of Forecasting And Control M 1961 84 p. illus.
2971 Alpine Racing Ski Racing Ski Racing Redbook 1972 1972 173 p. illus.