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
1506 Alpine Film Howard, Dr. Frank All Year Skiing In California 1935
1570 Alpine Film Pote, Winston Unexplored Ski Slopes 1944 16mm.
4098 Alpine Video Egan, Dan Children Of The Snow 1995 VHS25 min
4162 Alpine Video Holmes, Brad Natural Born Skier 1997 VHS30 min.
2774 Alpine Mountaineering Roberts, Eric High Level Route: Chamonix, Zermatt, Saas; Ski Mountaineer 1973 136 p. illus. maps
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
3975 Alpine Video Tkach, Alex. producer-director Radical Skiing:Spills And Thrills 1991 VHS60 min.
4039 Alpine Video LB Productions Ski With Style And Elegance 1993 VHS45 mins.
2651 Alpine Handbook Gamma, Karl The Handbook Of Skiing 1992 320 p. illus. maps
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.
3851 Alpine Video Head, Howard The Howard Head Story: Head Skis And Prince Tennis Racket 1988 VHS50 min
3915 Alpine Video National Ski Areas Association Ski Resort Staff Orientation:Our Commitment to Safety 199? VHS18 min.
2527 Alpine Guide Hobson, Clive Skiing USA:The Guide For Skiers And Snowboarders 1997 xiv, 364 p.
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.
3727 Alpine Video Jalbert Productions Cowboy Downhill 1984 VHS22 - 28 min.
3791 Alpine Video Videotrip Corporation Colorado Ski Resorts 1986 VHS90 min
2403 Alpine Guide Hintz, Martin Wisconsin Winter Adventures And Fall Events 1988 144 p. illus
3605 Alpine Technique Posekian, Gary Intermediate Downhill Skiing 1999 128 p. illus.
3667 Alpine Video Barrymore, Dick The High Cost Of A Free Ride 1980 VHS60 min.
2279 Alpine Guide Siggins, Maggie Guide To Eastern Ski Resorts 1969 viii, 231 p.
4377 Academic Curri Sullivan, June Ann Documentation Of A Parent Sponsored Curriculum Alternativ 1980 79 lvs. & videoca
1266 Biography Fry, John Winners On The Ski Slopes 1979 48 p. illus.