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
1347 Alpine Children Sjostrom, M. editor Variety Is The Spice Of Life--And Skiing! 1988
3874 Alpine Video Van Arsdale, Bill Ski: The Best Of The West, Vol III 1988 VHS30 min
3938 Alpine Video Miller, Warren Warren Miller's Extreme Skiing 1990 VHS45 min
2486 Alpine Guide Federal Writers Program, New York City Skiing In The East: The Best Trails And How To Get There 1993 334 p. illus
2550 Alpine Guide The Unofficial Guide To Skiing The West 1999 592 p.
1162 Alpine Autobiography Sailer, Toni My Way To The Triple Olympic Victory. 1956 143 p. illus.
1226 Alpine Autobiography Wilson, Arnie Ski The World 1999
3750 Alpine Video Smolen, Richard Downhill Skiing Simplified 1985 VHS
3814 Alpine Video Murray, Michael. writer/producer Ski Switzerland 1987 VHS50 min
2362 Alpine Guide Hussey, Elizabeth The World's Greatest Ski Holidays 1982 160 p. illus. maps
2426 Alpine Guide Marshall, Jamie. editor A Guidebook To The Aspens: Snowmass, Buttermilk, Aspen 1989 159 p. illus. maps
3627 Alpine Tuning Rader, David From Tip To Tail: The Layman's Guide To Alpine Ski Tuning 1994 40 p.
3690 Alpine Video Jalbert Productions Anatomy Of The Downhill 1981 VHS22 - 28 min.
2238 Alpine Guide Palmedo, Roland Ski New Horizons: A Guide To Skiing Round The World. 1961 319 p.
2302 Alpine Guide Lunn, Sir Arnold The Bernese Oberland 1973 171 p.
3504 Alpine Technique Schaller, Ludwig Skiing: Techniques And Training With A Brief History Of Skiin 1984 152 p. illus.
3568 Alpine Technique Foster, Ellen Post Alpine Skills Achievement Manual 1993 66 p.
2117 Alpine Film Teton Gravity Research The Realm 1999
2178 Alpine Guide Skiing Guide To The Arlberg District 1939
3380 Alpine Technique Pfeiffer, Doug Skiing Simplified 1970 200 p. illus.
3444 Alpine Technique Brown, Terry The Spur Book Of Parallel Skiing 1977 64 p. illus
1993 Alpine Film Jalbert, Joe Jay Skiing Is Believing 1977 16 mm. 24 min
2057 Alpine Film Durrance, Dick Return To Aspen 1985
3256 Alpine Technique Beakes, K. Douglas Skiing In Austria:Facts On Ski History, Technique And Resort 1953 130 p. illus.
3320 Alpine Technique Ski Club of Great Britain Ski-ing 1963 36 p. illus