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
3666 Alpine Video Aetna Life & Casualty Flight Without Wings 1980 VHS27 min
1986 Alpine Film Aetna Life & Casualty Flight Without Wings 1977 16 mm. 27 min
1755 Alpine Film Aetna Life Affiliate Companies Ski Sense 1963 16 mm. 27 min
1591 Alpine Film Aetna Life Affiliated Companies Ski Tips 1948 16 mm. 22 mins
6665 Combined Ski Patrolling Agard, Sherry. editor Nibbles, Vittles & Dips. 1986 143 p.
5678 Combined History Agur, Patrick Skiing In Summerland:A History Of The Crystal Ski Runners 2000 96 p. illus.
6291 Combined Olympics Aitken, Catherine Olympulse II:A Survey Of Resident Views Concerning The X 1984
1971 Alpine Film Aitken, Len Two, Three Fasten Your Ski 1976 16 m.18 min
273 Nordic Film Aitken, Len Good Time Skiing! 1976 16 mm. 17 min.
262 Nordic Film Aitken, Len Winter Without Words 1972 l6 mm. 12 min
4561 Combined Avalanche Alaska. Dept. of Transport Snow Avalanche Hazard Analysis: Portage/Bear Valley Areas 1983 27 p.
5227 Combined Fiction/Children Alba, Gene Mutley Goes Skiing 1998
6434 Combined Resort Develop Alberta Recreation, Parks & Wildlife. Ski Area Planning 1976 111 p. illus.
971 Nordic Trails Alberta. Recreation Development Division Cross Country Ski Trail Development 1979 32 p. illus.
3140 Alpine Technique Albizzi, Niccolo Short Advice On Skiing 1930 46 p.
3246 Alpine Technique Albouy, Robert Skiing:Allais Technique 1950 47 p. illus.
2298 Alpine Guide Alder, Diane Ski With The Province 1973 48 p. illus.
1331 Alpine Children Alderson, John Captain Zembo's Ski Teaching Guide For Kids 1981 22 p.?
1371 Alpine Children Alderson, John Captain Zembo's Ski And Snowboarding Teaching Guide For 1996 33 p. illus.
6502 Combined Resort Develop Aldrich, Derek A Mountain Resort:Stowe, Vermont 1995 159 lvs.
2418 Alpine Guide Alexander, Tania Undiscovered Slopes 1989 240 p. illus.map
4327 Alpine Wit & Humor Algiers, JoAnn It Happens In Sun Valley 1972 48 p.
2327 Alpine Guide Aliberti, Nick A Ski-Bum's Guide To Colorado 1977 58 p. illus. maps
424 Nordic Guide Allaben, Stanton Stanton Allaben's Vermont Ski Trail Guide, Central Region: A 1983 xii, 129 p. illus. m
972 Nordic Trails Allaben, Stanton Cross Country Ski Trails: A Starter Manual 1979 45 p. illus.