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
3287 Alpine Technique Polasek, Ollie Skiing 1959 120 p. illus
1900 Alpine Film National Broadcasting Company How Do They Make Skis? 1971 16 mm. 4 min
1964 Alpine Film Paramount Pictures Ski Lift To Death 1975? Color & sound
3099 Alpine Technique Hoek, Henry W. How To Ski 1910 32 p. illus
3163 Alpine Technique Schniebs, Otto Modern Ski Technique 1935 120 p. illus.
1776 Alpine Film J.C. Penny Company Ski Happy 1964 16 mm. 14 min
1840 Alpine Film United States Olympic Committee Olympic Skates And Skis 1968 16 mm. 13 min.
4365 Alpine Wit & Humor Miller, Warren Warren's World 2002 233 p. illus.
2974 Alpine Racing Bear, Ruedi Technical Outlines For Ski Racing 1974
3038 Alpine Teaching Guid Lash, Bill An Outline Of Ski Teaching Methods 1959 104 p. illus.
1652 Alpine Film 1952 Olympic Games 1952 22 min
1716 Alpine Film Engen, Sverre Ski Fever 1958
4244 Alpine Video Mitchell, David Downhill Willie 2000 DVD90 min.
1717 Alpine Film Gibson, Dan Sky Skiing 1958- 16 mm. 14 min.
4245 Alpine Video Nelson, Hilaree Himalaya Descending India 2000 VHS 44 min.
4306 Alpine Wit & Humor Delano, John Ski Daddle 1941
2856 Alpine Mountaineering Dawson, Louis W. II Dawson's Guide To Colorado Back Country Skiing: Roaring F 2000
2915 Alpine Psychology Gillette, James H. A Study Of Attitude Changes As A Result Of Outward Bound M 1971 x, 80 lvs. Illus.
1529 Alpine Film RKO Pathe White Magic 1939 16 mm. 9 min
1593 Alpine Film Coty, Victor Wooden Wings 1948?
4121 Alpine Video Viehman, John Backcountry Skiing In Idaho 1995 VHS40 min
4185 Alpine Video Bond, Carey Skiing Enhance Performance, Increase Strength And Overall 1998 VHS90 min
2734 Alpine Mountaineering Lunn, Sir Arnold The Mountains Of Youth 1925 192 p. illus.
2797 Alpine Mountaineering Neuman, Holm Wolfram Coping With Cold: A Practical Guide For Wilderness Travel 1986 88 p. illus.
1405 Alpine Conditioning Slusky, Thea Dee The Skier's Year Round Exercise Guide:Safe, Effective Tech 1979 212 p. illus.