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
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
1907 Alpine Film Copper Mountain Copper Mountain 1972 16 mm. 14 min
1971 Alpine Film Aitken, Len Two, Three Fasten Your Ski 1976 16 m.18 min
3106 Alpine Technique Richardson, E.C. The "shilling" Ski-Runner 1911 36 p. illus.
3170 Alpine Technique Hall, Frederick Improve Your Skiing:A Comprehensive Handbook On The D 1936 221 p.illus
1783 Alpine Film Ski Technique7th Interski 1965? 35 mm.
1847 Alpine Film Castle Films Many Moods Of Skiing 1969 8 mm. 4 min.
4372 Alpine Women Lorring, Maggie Skiing 2000 127 p. illus.
2981 Alpine Racing Canadian Ski Coaches Federation Level 1 Coaches Manual 1977 46 p. illus
3045 Alpine Teaching Guid Briwa, Helen Hale A Study Of The Comparative Effectiveness Of Five-Foot Skis A 1966 63 lvs. diags
1659 Alpine Film Jay, John Cavalcade On Skis 1953 16 mm
1723 Alpine Film University of New Hampshire Skiing Skills For Beginners 1958 16 mm. 17 min
4251 Alpine Video Trimark/Ultra Sports Skiing. Winter One 2000 VHS 67 min.
4312 Alpine Wit & Humor Miller, Warren Are My Skis On Straight? 1947 76 p. illus.
Alpine Mountaineering O'Connor, Bill Alpine Ski Mountaineering Vol. 1; Western Alps 2002? 251 p. illus. maps
2921 Alpine Psychology Loudis, Leonard A. Skiing From The Head Down: A Psychological Approach 1977 184 p. illus.
1535 Alpine Film Franconia Holiday 1940? 45 min.
1599 Alpine Film Lavorei, Henri. Producer Ski De France: The New Look In Skiing. 1948 16 mm. 24 mins
4127 Alpine Video Efraimson, Jon 1996 Colorado Ski Hall Of Fame 1996 VHS30 min
4191 Alpine Video Greenspan, Bud Nagano '98 Olympics: Bud Greenspan's Stories Of Honor And 1998 VHS118 min.
2740 Alpine Mountaineering Smythe, Francis Sydney Climbs And Ski Runs: Mountaineering And Skiing In The Alps, 1934
2803 Alpine Mountaineering Cliff, Peter Ski Mountaineering 1987 160 p. illus.