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
1266 Biography Fry, John Winners On The Ski Slopes 1979 48 p. illus.
7087 Winter Sports Jefferis, David Snow Sports 2002 32 p. illus.
4377 Academic Curri Sullivan, June Ann Documentation Of A Parent Sponsored Curriculum Alternativ 1980 79 lvs. & videoca
2722 Alpine Lifts Maine. Elevator And Tramway Installers And Operators 1996 16 p.
2372 Alpine Guide Feder, Harlan Colorado Winterguide 1984 343 p. illus.
2785 Alpine Mountaineering Rowell, Galen High And Wild: A Mountaineer's World 1979 159 p. illus.
2436 Alpine Guide Vermont: Skiing In Its Finest State 1989 48 p. illus
3986 Alpine Video Heckleman, Martin Powder Skiing Made Easy 1992 VHS54 min
4050 Alpine Video Novotny, Al Colorado Ski Resorts 1993 VHS
2598 Alpine Handbook Fry, John. editor The Skier's Handbook 1966 x, 262 p. illus.
2248 Alpine Guide USDA. Forest Service, Northern Region Ski Guide 1963 29 p. illus.
2662 Alpine Handicap Schroeder, Hal Amputee Ski Technique 1965 32 p. illus.
2312 Alpine Guide Quebec. Province. Tourist Branch Ski Quebec 1974 80 p. illus.
3862 Alpine Video Nixon, Tim Gone Skiing 1988 VHS30 min
3926 Alpine Video Fanck, Arnold The White Flame 1990 VHS30 min.
2124 Alpine Freestyle Ercanbrack, D. A Cinematographic Analysis Of The Techniques And Mechani 1971
2188 Alpine Guide USDA Forest Service, Southwestern Region Winter Sports In Your National Forests, Arizona And NewMe 1941 31 p. map
3738 Alpine Video Sisselman, Brian Gone Skiing 1984 VHS 8 min.
3802 Alpine Video Gaimard, Alain. director Apocalypse IILe Grand Defi 1987 VHS32 min
2003 Alpine Film Miller, Warren Ski A La Carte 1978
2067 Alpine Film Angrove, James. director Skier's Dream 1988 75 min.?
Alpine Technique Howe, John The New Skiing Mechanics 2002
3678 Alpine Video National Ski Areas Association Ski For The Fun Of It 1980 VHS22 min
1879 Alpine Film Barrymore, Dick Ski Girl 1970 16 mm. l8 min
1943 Alpine Film Sisselman, Brian Making It Big 1974 16 mm. 18 min