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 Sort ascending Author 1 Title Publication Date Issue
1051 Nordic Video Bjerke, Odd.director Castles In The Snow 1989 VHS33 min
3639 Alpine Video ZeVan, Barry Ski Instructors Holiday 1970 VHS58 min
4227 Alpine Video Teton Gravity Research The Realm 1999 VHS
4103 Alpine Video Harley, Ned R. Sensational Skiing:Dancing With Gravity On A Ballroom Of 1995 VHS
4167 Alpine Video McDonald, Jack Avalanche! 1997? VHS60 min.
3980 Alpine Video Carmichael, Bob Fall Line 1992 VHS12 min.
4044 Alpine Video Miller, Warren In Search Of Powder 1993 VHS50 min.
3856 Alpine Video Miller, Warren Steeps, Leaps & Powder:How The Super Skiers Ski. 1988 VHS & Beta50
3920 Alpine Video Swix Sport U.S.A. Inc. Swix Alpine Racing Video 199? VHS20 min.
3732 Alpine Video National Ski Areas Association Safety Orientation For Ski Area Employees 1984 VHS16 min
3796 Alpine Video The Search For The Ultimate Run 1986 VHS30 min.
1020 Nordic Video Telemarking: A New Adventure In Skiing 1985 VHS50 min
1084 Nordic Video Gaskill, Steven V2 And V2 Alt Technique 1995 VHS
3672 Alpine Video Gravity Sports Films The Rocky Powder Picture Show 1980?
4195 Alpine Video Miller, Warren Warren Miller's Free Riders 1998 VHS96 min
4259 Alpine Video The Legendary Skier:The Stein Eriksen Story 2000 VHS40 min.
4072 Alpine Video Miller, Warren Black Diamond Rush 1994 VHS93 min
4135 Alpine Video Miller, Warren Polo Sport Ultimate Adventure 1996 VHS47 min.
3948 Alpine Video Stump,Greg Gonzo'd To Extremes 1990 VHS
4012 Alpine Video Doral Telluride Resort & Spa 1992 VHS19 min
3824 Alpine Video Introduction To Skiing Basics 1987 VHS27 min.
3888 Alpine Video Fox, Jack The Shred 1989 VHS40 min
1112 Nordic Video Meloche, Lise High Velocity:Tao Of Skiing 2001 DVD80 min
3700 Alpine Video Miller, Warren Skiing, Movement And Motion 1982 U-matic. 23 min
3764 Alpine Video Cascade Mountain Music Wickline's World Of White 1986 VHS25 min