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
1756 Alpine Film Athletic Institute Skiing 1963 35 mm
1820 Alpine Film Portia Mansfield Motion Pictures Ski Exercises 1967 16 mm. 7 min
4345 Alpine Wit & Humor Waters, Barry Back On The Piste: A Guide To Armchair Skiing 1985 96 p. illus
2954 Alpine Racing Lunn, Peter High-Speed Ski-ing 1935 128 p.
3018 Alpine Racing American Coaching Effectiveness Program Rookie Coaches Ski Racing Guide 1994 73 p. illus.
1632 Alpine Film Howard, Dr. Frank Ski Technics--Alpine Events 1951? 16 mm.11 min.
1696 Alpine Film Engen, Sverre Skiing Unlimited 1956
4224 Alpine Video Smith, Warren Snow Odyssey 1999 British video
Alpine Video Moulton, Richard W. producer Legends Of American Skiing 2004? 2 DVD's
2835 Alpine Mountaineering Edwards, P.K. The Sierra High Route 1995 48 p. illus.
2895 Alpine Powder, Heli & Ski Consultants, Inc. Resort Planning Group A Study Of The British Columbia Helicopter Skiing Industry 1980 var. pagings
1508 Alpine Film Young, Christopher Dr. Schlitz Climbs Mt. Washington 1935 35 mm
1572 Alpine Film Pratt, Fearing Sun Valley Ski Fun 1944 16mm.
4100 Alpine Video Emmer, Michael. director Adrenaline Adventure 1995 VHS60 min
4164 Alpine Video Jones, Todd Harvest:A Season's Yield 1997 VHS
2713 Alpine Lifts Vail Aerial Tramway & Ski Safety Seminar: 1983: Vail, Colo Third Annual Vail Aerial Tramway & Ski Safety Seminar Proc 1983 ii, 72 p. illus.
2776 Alpine Mountaineering Culbert, Dick Alpine Guide To Southwestern British Columbia 1974 441 p. illus.
1386 Alpine Children Mason, Paul Skiing 2002 32 p. illus.
1448 Alpine Equipment Piziali, Robert Louis Dynamics Of Snow Skis 1970 1 v.
3977 Alpine Video Wade, Patty In Shape To Ski 1991 VHS65 min
4041 Alpine Video Miller, Warren Learn To Ski Better 1993 VHS85 min
2589 Alpine Handbook Bracken, William R. A Handbook On Ski-ing 1960 85 p. illus
2653 Alpine Handbook Liebreich, Karen The Complete Skier: A Practical Guide For Skiers Of All Level 1993 232 p. illus
1263 Alpine Biography Valens, Evans G. The Other Side Of The Mountain 1978 2 vols. illus.
1326 Alpine Children Browne, Jebbie Ready, Set, Go!Learn To Ski Coloring Book 1980 48 p. illus.