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
6464 Combined Resort Develop North East Mountain Trust Policy On Downhill Ski Developments In Scotland 1983 14 p.
2572 Alpine Handbook Gerber Brothers Ski Manual 1939 39 p. illus.
1120 Nordic Waxing Brady, Michael Waxing For Ski Touring And Cross-Country Skiing 1974 36 p.
5091 Combined Fiction Shaw,Irwin Nightwork 1980 335 p.
1184 Alpine Autobiography Dercum, Edna Strand It's Easy, Edna, It's Downhill All The Way 1981 213 p. illus.
5155 Combined Fiction Fields, Terri Missing In The Mountains 1999 108 p.
3708 Alpine Video Jalbert Productions Rivals 1983 VHS22 - 28 min.
3772 Alpine Video Leading Edge Associates Suzy Chaffee's Ski Workout 1986 VHS 56 min.
6277 Combined Olympics Hollander, Zander. editor Lake Placid 1980:The Complete Handbook Of The Olympic 1979 224 p. illus.
2384 Alpine Guide Studebaker, Michael J. Budget Skiers Guidebook: Western U.S. 1985 158 p.
6341 Combined Olympics Niinimaa, Veli M.J. Celebrating The 10th Anniversary Of The Biathlon Competitio 1998 iii, 47 p. illus.
2448 Alpine Guide Wilson, Arnold Thomas Cook International: Top Fifty Ski Resorts 1990 208 p. illus.
996 Nordic Video Three Cross-Country Skiing Films 1980? VHS45 min
4971 Combined Fiction Spain, Nancy Brooker Death Goes On Skis 1949 288 p.
1060 Nordic Video Larsen, Nils Beyond The Groomed:Off Piste Skiing For The Free Heel Ski 199? VHS 34 min.
5033 Combined Fiction van der Loeff, A. Rutgers Avalanche! 1966 219 p.
3586 Alpine Technique Masia, Seth Terrain Skiing:How To Master Tough Skiing Like The Expert 1996 143 p. illus
3648 Alpine Video Jalbert Productions Just A Matter Of Time 1976 VHS22- 28 min.
6159 Combined Military United States. Department of the Army Basic Cold Weather Manual 1968 199 p. illus.
2260 Alpine Guide Ski La Province de Quebec 1966 28 p. illus. map
6223 Combined MIlitary Hurley, Leslie J. The Kiska Affair 1997? 29 lvs.
2324 Alpine Guide Lousely, Donald. editor Guide To The Ski Fields Of The South Island Of New Zealand 1976 127 p. maps
872 Nordic Technique Lederer, William J. You Can Ski In 60 Minutes On Trak Cross Country Skis 1978
4848 Combined Economics Nova Scotia. Dept. of Development. Economic Analysis Section Expenditures On The Nova Scotia Skiing Industry & Cost-Ben 1977 7 lvs.
936 Nordic Technique Moynier, John Basic Essentials: Cross Country Skiing 1999 vii, 53 p. illus.