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
5206 Combined Fiction/Children Krementz, Jill A Very Young Skier 1990 48 p. illus.
1297 Alpine Biography Brown, Richard Struan:The Extraordinary Story Of Karl And Eileen Fuchs 2000 515 p. illus.
5269 Combined Geography Williams, Peter W. The Basis Of A Province-Wide Ski Market Information Frame 1985 23 lvs.
3823 Alpine Video Alpine Ski School: The Dynamic Skiing 1987 VHS30 min
3887 Alpine Video Brown, Roger Head Skis:The Gang That Wouldn't Delaminate, December, 1989 VHS15 min.
6391 Combined Poetry, Prose Godber, John On The Piste;A Bittersweet Comedy 1992 115 p.
2499 Alpine Guide Gill, Chris. editor Where To Ski 1994 505 p.
6455 Combined Resort Develop Neuenswander, Edward Dean Peppermint Creek Ski Lodge And Resort 1981 22 lvs. maps, pla
2563 Alpine Guide Leocha, Charles Ski America And Canada 2002 543 p. illus. maps
1111 Nordic Video Sabba, Diane How To Cross Country Ski 2000 VHS60 min.
5082 Combined Fiction Dailey, Janet To Tell The Truth 1978 186 p.
1175 Alpine Autobiography Hunter, Jim A Man Against The Mountain 1978 191 p. illus.
5146 Combined Fiction Plowman, Mary Sharon White Powder 1996 462 p.
3699 Alpine Video Miller, Warren Ballet Of Competition 1982 U-matic 23 min
3763 Alpine Video Capital Communications If I Can Do This, I Can Do Anything 1986 VHS30 min
6268 Combined Olympics NBC Sports XI Olympic Winter Games 1972 1 v. illus.
2375 Alpine Guide Barry, Margaret Ski Alberta 1985 239 p. illus.map
6332 Combined Olympics International Biathlon Union Biathlon Guide, Lillehammer '94 1994 144 p. illus.
2439 Alpine Guide DuMais, Richard 50 Ski Tours: Jackson Hole And Yellowstone 1990 125 p. illus.
987 Nordic Tuning Masia, Seth Cross Country Ski Maintenance And Repair 1987 x, 115 p. illus.
4962 Combined Fiction Harper, Frank Night Climb: The Story Of The Skiing 10th 1946 216 p. illus.
1051 Nordic Video Bjerke, Odd.director Castles In The Snow 1989 VHS33 min
5024 Combined Fiction Miller, Helen Markley Ski The Mountain 1965 210 p. illus.
3577 Alpine Technique Johnsen, Theo A. The Winter Sport of Skeeing 1994 70 p. illus
3639 Alpine Video ZeVan, Barry Ski Instructors Holiday 1970 VHS58 min