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
3495 Alpine Technique Howe, John Skiing Mechanics 1983 160 p. illus.
3559 Alpine Technique Bartelski, Konrad Learn Downhill Skiing In A Weekend 1992 95 p. illus.
2108 Alpine Film Uprising 1998
2169 Alpine Guide Italian State Tourist Department Alpine Resorts In Italy 1934 400 p.
3371 Alpine Technique Eyraud, Katherine Cleary A Quasi-Dynamic Simulation Of Parallel Ski Turn Initiation 1969 155 lvs. illus
3435 Alpine Technique Lund, Morten Ski GLM: The Easiest & SafestWay To Learn 1976 319 p. illus.
1984 Alpine Film Mammoth Mountain Adventure 1976
2048 Alpine Film Barrymore, Dick Heli High 1984 16 mm. 28 min
3247 Alpine Technique Engen, Alf How To Ski 1950?
3311 Alpine Technique Skepper, Robert Tackle Ski-ing This Way 1961 128 p. illus.
1860 Alpine Film Smythe, Cyrus Skiing: Parallel Turns 1969 Sup 8 mm4 min
1924 Alpine Film Beconta, Inc. Best Of The Bunch 1973 16 mm. 24 min
3123 Alpine Technique Poulsen, Ornulf Skiing With A Chapter On Snowshoeing 1924 199 p. illus.
3187 Alpine Technique Dudley, Charles M. When We Ski 1937 106 p. illus.
1736 Alpine Film Jay, John Olympic Holiday 1960 16 mm
1800 Alpine Film Barrymore, Dick A Cool Breath Of Fresh Air 1966 16 mm. 90 min
4325 Alpine Wit & Humor Clement, Joe Ski Lines From A Lift Shack 1971 unpaged, illus.
2999 Alpine Racing Canadian Ski Association Alpine Ski Racing:Skill Development Model 1986 iv, 158 p.
3062 Alpine Teaching Guid Bilodeau, Don Skiing And Methodology 1980 96 p. illus.
1612 Alpine Film Coty, Victor Ski Adventure 195?
1676 Alpine Film Thorner, Hans A Skier's Dream Come True 1954 20 min
4204 Alpine Video Teton Gravity Research Uprising 1998 VHS; PAL 60 min.
4268 Alpine Video Lindsay, Robbe L. Montana Winter:Deep In The Heart Of The Rockies Comes A 2001 VHS75 min.
2875 Alpine Physiology Karvonen, Juha Evaluation Of Physical Performance Capacity And Training In 1986 114 p. illus.
2938 Alpine Psychology Mackenzie, Marlin M. Skiing: The Mind Game 1993 x, 227 p. illus.