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
2917 Alpine Psychology Leuchs, Arne Ski With Yoga 1976 171 p. illus.
1531 Alpine Film Union Pacific Railroad Ski Skill 1939 16 mm. 20 min.
1595 Alpine Film Durrance, Dick Ski Colorado 1948 16 mm.30 min
4123 Alpine Video Young, Christopher. producer & director Schlitz On Mount Washington 1995 VHS22 min
4187 Alpine Video Canadian Ski Instructors' Alliance Skiing: Tactics For Balance 1998 VHS16 min.
2736 Alpine Mountaineering Smythe, Francis Sydney Climbs And Ski Runs: Mountaineering And Ski-ing In The Alps 1929 307 p. illus.
2799 Alpine Mountaineering Barnett, Steve The Best Ski Touring In America 1987 266 p. illus.
1407 Alpine Conditioning McMillan, Ian D. Get Fit For Skiing 1988 64 p.
1471 Alpine Equipment Goldsmith, David The Well-Equiped Skier 1984 24 p.
4000 Alpine Video Miller, Warren Steeper And Deeper 1992? VHS 97 min.
4064 Alpine Video Emery, Shawn F. Summer Skiing The Ring Of Fire 1994 VHS30 min
2612 Alpine Handbook Scharff, Robert. editor Ski Magazine's Encyclopedia Of Skiing 1974 427 p. illus.
2676 Alpine Handicap O'Leary, Hal Bold Tracks:Teaching Adaptive Skiing 1994 184 p. illus
1286 Alpine Biography Frank, Robert L. A Way Of Life 1994
1349 Alpine Children Godlington, Doug Skiing 1989 80 p. illus.
3876 Alpine Video Alpine Skiing For Kids Ages 7 And Up 1988 VHS45 min
3940 Alpine Video Muran, Bob Private Lessons 1990 VHS60 min
2488 Alpine Guide Loman, Jim Family Ski Adventures In Colorado 1993 383 p. illus. map
2552 Alpine Guide Gill, Chris Where To Ski And Snowboard 2001 2000 640 p. illus. maps
1164 Alpine Autobiography O'Rear, Frankie Chateau Bon Vivant 1967 xiii, 240 p. illus.
1228 Alpine Autobiography Gabl, Franz Franzl II:From Four Years On The Russian Front, 1941-45, To 2000 310 p.
3752 Alpine Video Telemation Productions Colorado Ski Resorts 1985 VHS120 min
3816 Alpine Video Ryman, Chris Black Diamond Skiing:Mastering The Fundamentals Of Expe 1987 VHS60 min
2364 Alpine Guide Skiing: A Guide To Skiing In New Zealand 1982 28 p. illus. maps
2428 Alpine Guide Parke, Hilary Scottish Skiing Handbook 1989 158 p. illus.