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
1258 Alpine Biography Infield, Glenn B. Leni Riefenstahl:The Fallen Film Goddess 1976 278 p. illus.
1321 Alpine Children Verschoth, Anita One, Two, Ski!The Easy American Way 1976 126 p. illus.
3848 Alpine Video French Ski Federation Freestyle 1988 VHS12 min+ 1
3912 Alpine Video A Video Visit To Mt. Washington Valley 1989 VHS25 min.
2524 Alpine Guide Blair, Cynthia The Skier's Book Of Trail Maps 1997 80 colored trail m
2588 Alpine Handbook Bass, Howard The Magic Of Skiing 1960 143 p. illus.
1200 Alpine Autobiography Burr, T.J. Rocky Mountain Adventure Collection: The Adventures of a C 1992 304 p.illus.
3724 Alpine Video Benedict, Darell. producer-director An Introduction To Alpine Skiing 1984 VHS45 min
3788 Alpine Video Tatum, Tom Ski Racing 1986 VHS27 min.
2400 Alpine Guide Eyston, Felice Debrett's World Of Ski, Winter 1988-89 1988 232 p.
2464 Alpine Guide Alpine British Columbia:Information Handbook 1991
3602 Alpine Technique Yacenda, John High-Performance Skiing 1998 xv, 230 p. illus.
3664 Alpine Video Eller, Harry. producer The Big Freeze 198? VHS91 min.
2276 Alpine Guide Adamec, Vladimir A Guide To The High Tatras: 30 Maps Of Tatra Valleys 1969 230 p. illus. maps
2340 Alpine Guide United Airlines Ski Directory 1979 1978 242 p.
3478 Alpine Technique Jahn, Rudiger Skiing Skills 1981 160 p. illus.
3542 Alpine Technique Heckelman, Martin Step By Step Skiing Skills 1989 143 p. illus
2152 Alpine Grass & Dry Sl Weir, LaVada Grass Skiing: A Complete Beginner's Book. 1981 127 p. illus.
2216 Alpine Guide Scottish Ski Club Ski-ing In Scotland 1955 68 p. illus
3354 Alpine Technique Artus, Martha Ann A Comparative Study Of The Mechanics Of A Parallel Skiing 1967 65 lvs. illus.
3418 Alpine Technique Schranz, Karl The Karl Schranz 7-Day Ski System 1974 105 p. illus.
2031 Alpine Film Bob Perry Productions Accelerated Ski Method 1981 16 mm. 18 min
2095 Alpine Film Miller, Warren Endless Winter 1995 16 mm.
3230 Alpine Technique D'Egville, Alan H. Ski-ing:Basic Technique For The Beginner 1947 42 p. illus.
3294 Alpine Technique Educational Productions Ski-ing 1960 32 p. illus