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
3942 Alpine Video Perlman, Eric Skiing Extreme III 1990 VHS 60 min
2490 Alpine Guide The Yellow Pages Of Skiing 1993 560 p. illus
2554 Alpine Guide Leocha, Charles Ski Europe 2000 319 p. illusmaps
1166 Alpine Autobiography Lunn, Sir Arnold Unkilled For So Long: The Memoirs Of Sir Arnold Lunn 1968 175 p.
1230 Alpine Autobiography Johnson, Lloyd R. The Perfect Turn:Alta And My Ski Experience 2002 124 p.
3754 Alpine Video Travel Video Corporation Ski Colorado 1985 VHS30 min
3818 Alpine Video StumpGreg The Good, The Rad, & The Gnarly 1987 VHS 76 min.
2366 Alpine Guide Cross, Wendy. editor Australian Skiing 1983 304 p. illus. maps
2430 Alpine Guide Reynolds, Kev The Jura 1989 192 p. illus. maps
3630 Alpine Video Skiing: The Beginning Movements 1965 VHS11 min
3694 Alpine Video Jalbert Productions To Be A Champion 1982 VHS26 min.
2242 Alpine Guide Buxton, John Buxton's Ski Guide:Midwest Ski Slopes 1963 128 p. illus. maps
2306 Alpine Guide Berry, I. William Where To Ski:A Guide To Skiing In The U.S.A. 1974 263 p.
3508 Alpine Technique Lightfoot, Peter Skiing Is Only A Game 1985 96 p.illus
3572 Alpine Technique Oakes, Thomas Teach Yourself To Ski 1993 104 p.
2121 Alpine Film Winter, Steve Ski Movie 2000 16mm.
2182 Alpine Guide Elkins, Frank The Complete Ski Guide 1940 xvii, 286 p. illus. t
3384 Alpine Technique Schweizerischer Skischulverband Ski 75:Manual Of Modern Skiing 1970 30 p. illus.
3448 Alpine Technique Taylor, Clif GLM: The New Way To Ski 1977 239 p. illus
1997 Alpine Film United Air Lines Ski Mountains Of The West 1977 16 mm. 27 min.
2061 Alpine Film Baur, Gerhard. producer & director Die Entscheidung/The Decision 1986 16 mm. 13 min.
3260 Alpine Technique Clifford, Harvey Rhythm On Skis 1953 46 p. illus.
3324 Alpine Technique Athletic Institute How To Improve Your Skiing 1964 72 p. illus.
1873 Alpine Film Barrymore, Dick The White Search 197? 16 mm. 85 min (3
1937 Alpine Film Barrymore, Dick Mountain High 1974 16 mm. 90 min