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
4194 Alpine Video Lert, Wolfgang Ski Memories 1998 VHS22 min.
4258 Alpine Video The Game 2000 VHS45 min.
2865 Alpine Physiology Hodges, Jimmie Kirk An Investigation Of The Relationship Between Skiing Ability 1971 vi, 63 lvs.
2928 Alpine Psychology Heggie, Jack The Aware Skier 1981 71 p.
1478 Alpine Equipment Warren, Guy C. Thermal Response Of Downhill Skis 1989 40 p. illus.
1542 Alpine Film Landers, Lew. director Ski Patrol 1940 64 min.
4071 Alpine Video Miller, Warren Double Exposure 1994 VHS46 min.
4134 Alpine Video Miller, Warren Warren Miller's Snow Riders 1996 VHS96 min.
2746 Alpine Mountaineering Schniebs, Otto American Skiing 1939 232 p. illus.
2810 Alpine Mountaineering Bernstein, Jeremy Mountain Passages 1989 320 p. illus.
1356 Alpine Children Jordon, Dorothy Skiing With Children 1990
1418 Alpine Conditioning Garfield, Douglas SkiMuscle:The Complete Musculoskeletal Tuneup For Skiers 1998 iv, 116 p. illus.
3947 Alpine Video Stump, Greg Dr. Strangeglove 1990? VHS 80 min.
1419 Alpine Conditioning Frediani, Paul Ski Flex:Better Skiing Through Flexibility And Conditioning 2002 101 p. ?
3948 Alpine Video Stump,Greg Gonzo'd To Extremes 1990 VHS
4012 Alpine Video Doral Telluride Resort & Spa 1992 VHS19 min
2624 Alpine Handbook Murray's Guide To Snow-Skiing 1978 111 p. illus
2688 Alpine Lifts Columbian Rope Company, Auburn, NY Columbian Ski-Tow Manual 1960 12 p. illus.
1234 Alpine Biography Ylvisaker, Erling The Story Of Snowshoe Thompson 1934 15 p.
Alpine Biography Woodlief, Jennifer Ski To Die: The Bill Johnson Story 2005 247 p. illus.
3824 Alpine Video Introduction To Skiing Basics 1987 VHS27 min.
3888 Alpine Video Fox, Jack The Shred 1989 VHS40 min
2500 Alpine Guide Harley, Ned R. Guide To Vail & Beaver Creek: What Trails Should I Ski? Wh 1994 281 p. illus
2564 Alpine Guide Leocha, Charles Ski Europe 2002 350 p. illus. maps
1176 Alpine Autobiography Miura, Yuchiro The Man Who Skied Down Everest 1978 170 p. illus.