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
1739 Alpine Film Miller, Warren Swinging Skis 1960
1803 Alpine Film Douglas Sinclair Film Productions Ski West 1966 16 mm. 13 min
4328 Alpine Wit & Humor Fahrner, Rudiger Ski Total 1972 1 v. (unpaged), ch
3002 Alpine Racing Lang, Serge 21 Years Of World Cup Ski Racing 1986 185 p. illus. maps
3065 Alpine Teaching Guid Shedden, John Ski Teaching 1980 137 p. illus.
1615 Alpine Film Coty, Victor Vagabond Skis 195?
1679 Alpine Film Howard, Dr. Frank Ski Deep Powder 1955? 16 mm. 45 min.
4207 Alpine Video Winter, Steve. director Second Nature 1998 VHS30 min.
4271 Alpine Video Miller, Warren Cold Fusion: Power Of Snow 2001 DVD 95 min.
2878 Alpine Physiology Li, Carl Physiologic Responses To The Use Of The "Fitter" Alpine Ski 1991 46 lvs. illus
2941 Alpine Psychology Harley, Ned R. Let's Go Skiing With A Psychiatrist: The Mental Game OfSen 1994 210 p. illus
1491 Alpine Film Curry Company, Yosemite National Park Yosemite Winter Sports 1920? 9 min.
1555 Alpine Film Jay, John Ski Here, Senor! 1942 16 mm
4084 Alpine Video Sackman, Jeff. producer Ski School 2 1994 VHS92 min
4147 Alpine Video Let's Go Skiing: The Powder Skiing Workshop 1996 VHS50 min
2759 Alpine Mountaineering Fedden, Henry R. Alpine Ski Tour: An Account Of The High Level Route 1956 93 p. illus.
2822 Alpine Mountaineering Smoot, Jeff Adventure Guide To Mount Rainier: Hiking, Climbing, AndSk 1991 172 p. illus.
1369 Alpine Children Foster, Ellen Post Technical Skills For Alpine Skiing 1995 142 p.illus
1431 Alpine Equipment Northland Ski Manufacturing Company Northland Skis: Toboggans, Snow Shoes, Hockey Sticks 1930 56 p. illus.
3960 Alpine Video De Costa, Lou. writer On The Edge 1991 VHS47 min
4024 Alpine Video Egan, Dan Return Of The Shred-i 1993 VHS60 min
2636 Alpine Handbook Bills, Peter Skiing 1983 64 p.
2700 Alpine Lifts McKinnon, N.D. Lift Operator's Handbook Volume 1:The Chairlift 1976 v.
1246 Alpine Biography Burroughs, John Rolfe I Never Look Back:The Buddy Werner Story 1967 200 p. illus.
1309 Alpine Children Larsen, Finn Eddy Skiing for Boys And Girls 1966 96 p. illus.