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
294 Nordic Guide Johnnsen, H. Smith Sweet Caporal Skiers' Book: With Maps Of Laurentian Ski Co 1941 18 p. illus. maps
4274 Alpine Video Winter, Steve Ski Movie Two, "High Society" 2001 VHS, DVD 110 m
358 Nordic Guide Sudduth, Tom Central Colorado Ski Tours 1977 140 p. illus.
6776 Combined Sound Recordi National Recreation and Parks Assoc. Impact of Ski Development On Local Communities 1975 1 cassette60 min
2881 Alpine Physiology Audet, D. Metabolic Cost Of Downhill Ski Ergometry In Males 1994
6840 Combined Surveys & Lift I Gebelein, Herbert The Vermont Ski Market, 1965-1966 1966 iii, 32 lvs. forms. tables
2944 Alpine Psychology Taylor, Jim The Mental Edge For Skiing 1996 169 p.
1494 Alpine Film Curry Company, Yosemite National Park Winter Sports In Yosemite National Park 1925? 10 min.
5468 Combined History Hauk, Paul I. Sunlight Ski Area Chronology 1979 9 [16] p. illus.
1558 Alpine Film U.S. War Department Ski Equipment 1942 16 mm 21 mins.
5532 Combined History Ski Club of Washington, D.C. The Ski Club Of Washington, D.C., 1936-1986 1986? 216 p. illus.
4087 Alpine Video Spectra Communications Alpine Ski Touring 1994 VHS13 min.
172 Nordic Expedition Bergman, Sten Through Kamchatka By Dog-Sled And Skis 1927 284 p. illus. map
4150 Alpine Video Alberta 1996 VHS30 min.
236 Nordic Expedition Amundsen, Roald The South Pole:An Account Of The Norwegian Antarctic Exp 2001 xxxix, 449 p. illus. maps
6655 Combined Ski Patrolling National Ski Patrol System The Ski Patroller's Manual 1982 [109] p. illus.
2762 Alpine Mountaineering Ski Club of Great Britain Handbook On Ski-Touring And Glacier Skiing 1961
6717 Combined Ski Patrolling National Ski Patrol System OEC Instructor's Manual 1998 Loose leaf binder
Alpine Mountaineering Steiger, Jean-Luc Val D'Isere - TignesHors-PistesOff-Piste 1992 208 p. illus.
1372 Alpine Children Risk, Brian Ski School:An Activity Book For Youngsters Aged 5 To 8 1996 25 lvs.illus.
50 Nordic Biography Pound, Reginald Scott Of The Antarctic 1968 304 p.
5345 Combined History Viktorov, Viktor Battle On The Snow 1959 79 p. illus.
1434 Alpine Equipment J. Warshal & Sons 1938 Skis And Ski Equipment 1938 24 p. illus.
112 Nordic Equipment Norwegian Ski Council The Norwegian Ski Council Handbook Of Cross-Country Skis 197? Looseleaf binder; may have supplements.
5409 Combined History Bone, A.T. Souvenir Of 50 Years In The Life Of The Laurentian Lodge Club Inc., 1923-1973 1973 41 p. illus.