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
2751 Alpine Mountaineering Lunn, Sir Arnold Alpine Ski-ing At All Heights And Seasons 1948 xiv, 106 p. illus.
2815 Alpine Mountaineering Messick, Tim Cross Country Skiing in Yosemite 1990 78 p. illus.maps
1361 Alpine Children Dieterich, Michele Skiing 1992 48 p. illus.
1423 Alpine Equipment Goodrich, Lewis Equipment Manual 1917 13 p.
3952 Alpine Video The VideoTrip Corp. Ski Colorado 1990 VHS90 min
4016 Alpine Video The Best Of Breckenridge: Genuine Colorado 1992 VHS44 min.
2628 Alpine Handbook Heller, Mark. editor The Complete Skiing Handbook 1979 240 p. illus
2692 Alpine Lifts USDA Forest Service Aerial Tramways, Ski Lifts And Tows:Description And Termi 1967 72 p. illus.
1238 Alpine Biography Frank, Virginia Katherine Hannes Schneider: His Life And Contributions To Skiing 1957 ii, 94 lvs
1301 Alpine Children Fenwick, Ian Start Early 1939 47 p. illus.
3828 Alpine Video Ski The Best Of The West 1987 VHS60 min
3892 Alpine Video Jalbert Productions Apocalypse I, II, III 1989? VHS 90 min.
2504 Alpine Guide Sehlinger, Bob Unofficial Ski Resorts Of The West 1994
2568 Alpine Handbook Eddie Bauer Sporting Goods 1936-37 Winter Sports Ski Guide, Sports Directory And Travel 1936 36 p. illus.
1180 Alpine Autobiography Lawrence, Andrea Mead A Practice Of Mountains 1980 213 p. illus.
3704 Alpine Video Behnke, William Charles Skiing Is For Everyone 1983 VHS17 min
3768 Alpine Video Karl-Lorimar Home Video Skiing Warm-Up 1986 VHS20 min
2380 Alpine Guide Kahnweiler, Jim. editor Aspen, A Local's Quick Guide 1985 65 p. illus.
2444 Alpine Guide Sutherland, Emily Ski Europe:Les Trois Vallees 1990
3582 Alpine Technique Foster, Ellen Post Skiing And The Art Of Carving 1996 272 p. illus.
3644 Alpine Video Jay, John Head For The Hills 1975 VHS80 min
2256 Alpine Guide National Survey Company The National Survey Eastern Ski Atlas 1965 1 v. illus
2320 Alpine Guide Minnesota. Dept of Economic Development Guide To Skiing In Minnesota 1975 18 p. illus. maps
3458 Alpine Technique Boswell, Bryan Skiing Fundamentals 1979 80 p. illus
3522 Alpine Technique Shedden, John Skiing:Developing Your Skill 1986 121 p. illus.