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
3624 Alpine Tuning Tanler, Bill. editor Ski Tech's Guide To Maintenance And Repair 1989 152 p. illus.
3687 Alpine Video Benedict, Darrell. producer/director An Introduction To Alpine Skiing 1981 VHS40 min
1630 Alpine Film Foeger, Luggi Skiing Is Fun 1951
1694 Alpine Film Durrance, Dick Ski West 1956 16 mm. 20 min
3501 Alpine Technique Gaudez, Yves Ski The French Way: The Official Technique Of The EcoleDu 1984 150 p. illus. maps
3565 Alpine Technique Reichenfeld, Robert Skiing: Step By Step To Success 1992 160 p. illus
1506 Alpine Film Howard, Dr. Frank All Year Skiing In California 1935
1570 Alpine Film Pote, Winston Unexplored Ski Slopes 1944 16mm.
3377 Alpine Technique Kramer, Franz Ski The New Way 1970 127 p. illus
3441 Alpine Technique Tucker, Karl Skiing 1976 90 p. illus.
1384 Alpine Children Bode, Diane Skiing Is For Kids (And Those Who Believe In Magic): A Ski In 2002 xiii, 90 p. illus.
1446 Alpine Equipment Rossier, Charles A Study Of The Coefficient Of Friction Between A Ski And Ski 1968 l v.[unpaged] charts
3253 Alpine Technique Prager, Walter Skiing 1951 72 p. illus.
3317 Alpine Technique Austrian Association of Professional Ski Te The New Official Austrian Ski System 1963 126 p. illus.
1261 Alpine Biography Smith, Jay H. Rosi Mittermaier 1977 31 p. illus.
1324 Alpine Children Lyttle, Richard B. The CompleteBeginner's Guide To Skiing 1978 149 p. illus.
3129 Alpine Technique Furse, Dame Katherine The Great Game 1926? 31 p. illus.
3193 Alpine Technique The Open Road Publishing Company Ski Chart, Concentrated Ski Technique 1937 1 fold out chart
4331 Alpine Wit & Humor Chinook, Nipi The Ski Bum's Guide To Mountain Wildlife 1978 105 p. illus.
1139 Alpine Ability Testing Fellows, Marguerite Ann Ski Knowledge Test 1959 20 lvs.
1203 Alpine Autobiography Martin, Andy Coming Down The Mountain 1993 224 p. illus.
3004 Alpine Racing Witherell, Warren How The Racers Ski 1988 214 p. illus.
3068 Alpine Teaching Guid Canadian Ski Instructors' Alliance Skiing And Teaching Methods 1984
2403 Alpine Guide Hintz, Martin Wisconsin Winter Adventures And Fall Events 1988 144 p. illus
4210 Alpine Video Bruce, Rob.director Soul Pilot 1999 VHS