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
1292 Alpine Biography Frohlich, Robert Mountain Dreamers;Visionaries Of Sierra Nevada Skiing 1997 vii, 152 p. illus.
5264 Combined Geography Morey, Edward R. The Demand For Site-Specific Recreational Acitivities:ACh 1978 139 lvs.
3882 Alpine Video The Spirit Of Skiing 1988 50 min.
2494 Alpine Guide Bloom, Nick The Meribel Experience:The Skier's Guide: 6 Day Programm 1994 76 p. illus.
6450 Combined Resort Develop Bevis, Antony Sawyer Ridgetop Village:Mission Ridge/Sawyer Ski Resort Proposal 1981 vii, 124 lvs. ;illus.
2558 Alpine Guide McLennan, Marty Lobster's Family Guide To North American Ski Resorts 2001 160 p. maps
157 Nordic Expedition Fulton, John Henry Westropp With Ski In Norway And Lapland 1911 254 p. illus.
Combined Fiction Lewandowski, Dan Perhaps It Was In Vail:A Novel 1977 279 p.
221 Nordic Expedition Stroud, Mike Shadows On The Wasteland:Crossing Antarctica With Ranul 1993 182 p. illus.
1170 Alpine Autobiography Killy, Jean Claude Comeback 1974 189 p. illus
5141 Combined Fiction Stine, R.L. Truth Or Dare 1995 146 p.
3758 Alpine Video Ski Vermont 1985 VHS30 min
36 Nordic Biography Bain, J. Arthur Fridtjof Nansen, His Life And Explorations 1897 160 p. illus.
2370 Alpine Guide Snowy Mountains Tourist Association Ski New South Wales 1983 23 p. illus
97 Nordic Conditioning Prokop, Dave. editor Training For Nordic Skiing 1975 95 p. illus.
6327 Combined Olympics United States Olympic Committee 1992 Winter U.S. Olympic Team Media Guide: XVIth Olympic 1992 128 p. illus.
2434 Alpine Guide Weber, Robert E. The Greatest Ski Resorts In North America 1989 260 p.
2371 Alpine Guide Studebaker, Michael J. Budget Skiers Guidebook: Western U.S. 1983 47 p.
98 Nordic Conditioning Doan, Daniel Dan Doan's Fitness Program For Hikers And Cross-CountrySk 1978 79 p. illus.
6328 Combined Olympics Barcelona Albertville 1992 1992 256 p. illus.
2435 Alpine Guide Vacation Vail, Beaver Creek 1989 80 p. illus
4958 Combined Fiction Knight, Clifford The Affair Of The Skiing Clown 1941 256 p.
1047 Nordic Video Koch, Bill Bill Koch's Cross Country Ski Techniques 1988 VHS48 min.
5020 Combined Fiction Gary, Romain The Ski Bum 1965
3635 Alpine Video Summit Films Ski The Outer Limits 1968 VHS28 min.