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
1561 Alpine Film Parchutists With Skis 1942
4090 Alpine Video The Fundamentals Of Downhill Skiing From Wedge Turns To 1994 VHS58 min.
4153 Alpine Video Benedict, Bruce.director Sno-what? 1997 VHS72 min.
2765 Alpine Mountaineering Federated Mountain Clubs of New Zealand Safety In The Mountains: A Handbook For Trampers, Skiers, S 1963 120 p. illus.
2828 Alpine Mountaineering Muller, Dave Colorado Mountain Ski Tours And Hikes: A Year Around Guid 1993 224 p. illus.
1375 Alpine Children Professional Ski Instructors of America Alpine Entry Level Guide For Children's Instruction 1997 33 p. illus.
1437 Alpine Equipment Northland Ski Manufacturing Company Northland Skis 1943? 23 p. illus.
3966 Alpine Video Miller, Warren Warren Miller's To The Extreme 1991 VHS52 min.
4030 Alpine Video Gravity Sports Films New Highlights 1993 VHS51 min.
2642 Alpine Handbook Scott, Alistair The Sunday Times Guide To Ski & Apres-Ski 1986 151 p. illus. maps
2706 Alpine Lifts Stoddard, Chris Ski Lift Operator's Guide:Your Text-Workbook In Ski Lift Ope 1980 56 p. illus.
1252 Alpine Biography LaLone, Patricia Ann The Professional Ski Instructors Of America:A Personal-Soci 1974 xv, 192 lvs. illus.
1315 Alpine Children Tinker, Gene Let's Learn To Ski 1969 117 p. illus.
3842 Alpine Video Benedict, Darrell. producer/director The Downhill Skiing Primer 1988 VHS30 min
3906 Alpine Video Professional Ski Instructors of America The Mountain Playground 1989 VHS
2518 Alpine Guide Leocha, Charles Ski Europe 1996 380 p. illus
2582 Alpine Handbook Bracken, William R. A Handbook On Ski-ing 1951 92 p. illus.
1194 Alpine Autobiography Read, Ken The White Circus: A Skiing Life With The Crazy Canucks 1987 215 p. illus.
3718 Alpine Video Moulton, Richard W. producer & director Legends Of American Skiing 1983 VHS 78 min.
3782 Alpine Video Miziker, Ron. producer Shape Up To Ski 1986 VHS56 min
2394 Alpine Guide Johnson, Randy Southern Snow: The Winter Guide To Dixie 1987 369 p. illus.
2458 Alpine Guide Older, Jules Ski Vermont! A Complete Guide To The Best Vermont Skiing 1991 133 p. illus.
3596 Alpine Technique Heins, Gary One Good Turn Deserves Another;Heinsian Down Hill Skiing 1997 148 p.
3658 Alpine Video PBS Video Best Downhill Racer In The World 1979 VHS51 min
2270 Alpine Guide Rand, Abby Abby Rand's Ski Guide To Europe 1968 553 p. illus.