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
4251 Alpine Video Trimark/Ultra Sports Skiing. Winter One 2000 VHS 67 min.
4312 Alpine Wit & Humor Miller, Warren Are My Skis On Straight? 1947 76 p. illus.
Alpine Mountaineering O'Connor, Bill Alpine Ski Mountaineering Vol. 1; Western Alps 2002? 251 p. illus. maps
2921 Alpine Psychology Loudis, Leonard A. Skiing From The Head Down: A Psychological Approach 1977 184 p. illus.
1535 Alpine Film Franconia Holiday 1940? 45 min.
1599 Alpine Film Lavorei, Henri. Producer Ski De France: The New Look In Skiing. 1948 16 mm. 24 mins
4127 Alpine Video Efraimson, Jon 1996 Colorado Ski Hall Of Fame 1996 VHS30 min
4191 Alpine Video Greenspan, Bud Nagano '98 Olympics: Bud Greenspan's Stories Of Honor And 1998 VHS118 min.
2740 Alpine Mountaineering Smythe, Francis Sydney Climbs And Ski Runs: Mountaineering And Skiing In The Alps, 1934
2803 Alpine Mountaineering Cliff, Peter Ski Mountaineering 1987 160 p. illus.
1411 Alpine Conditioning Palmer, Stan Skiing Fit: The Fitness Guide Specifically Designed For Skiers 1989 96 p. illus.
1475 Alpine Equipment Schaefer, William E. An Investigation Of Alpine Ski Design 1988 188 lvs. illus
4004 Alpine Video Peake, Christopher The Best Of Lake Tahoe 1992 VHS
4068 Alpine Video Gouvernment du Quebec Tourisme Quebec 1994 VHS15 min.
2616 Alpine Handbook Crawford, Judy Skiing Basics 1976 101 p. illus.
2680 Alpine Handicap USDA Forest Service Accessibility Guidebook For Ski Areas Operating On Public L 2000 29 p. illus.
1290 Alpine Biography Levinson, Nancy Smiler Snowshoe Thompson 1996 64 p. illus.
1353 Alpine Children Fabris, Andrew D. Learning To Ski Correctly And Its Impact On Safety And Enjoy 1990 87 lvs.
3880 Alpine Video Multiglisse 1988 VHS99 min
3944 Alpine Video Real Action Pictures Return To The Snow Zone 1990 VHS65 min.
2492 Alpine Guide Balliett, Will K. U.S.A. Today North American Ski Atlas; The Complete Guide 1994
2556 Alpine Guide Ski Utah:The Greatest Snow On Earth:2001-2002 Winter Vac 2001 101 p. illus. maps
1168 Alpine Autobiography Foeger, Walter Through Heaven And Hell On Skis 1970 189 p.
Alpine Autobiography Miller, Bode Bode:Go Fast, Be Good, Have Fun 2005 215 p. illus.
3756 Alpine Video Fundamentals Of Alpine Skiing 1985 VHS30 min.