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
2334 Alpine Guide Heller, Mark The World Ski Atlas 1978 256 p. illus.
3472 Alpine Technique Jahn, Rudiger Skiing Skills 1980 160 p. illus
3536 Alpine Technique Ross, Ali Ali Ross On Skiing 1987 127 p. illus.
2146 Alpine Freestyle Italia, Bob Skiing On The Edge 1993 32 p. illus.
2210 Alpine Guide Scottish Ski Club Ski-ing In Scotland 1952 43 p. illus.
3348 Alpine Technique Gritscher, Helmut Skiing: A Pictorial Handbook Of Instruction 1966 84 p. illus.
3412 Alpine Technique Hathorn, Gina Ski-ing With Gina Hathorn 1974 96 p. illus
2025 Alpine Film Lawren Productions The Blind Participate 1980 16 mm.20 min.
2089 Alpine Film Sackman, Jeff. producer Ski School 2 1994
3224 Alpine Technique Lang, Otto Downhill Skiing 1946 113 p. illus.
3288 Alpine Technique Polasek, Ollie Skiing 1959 108 p. illus
1901 Alpine Film Sylvester, Rick Ski El Cap 1971 l0 min
1965 Alpine Film Peerce, Larry. director The Other Side Of The Mountain 1975 101-103 min.
3100 Alpine Technique Northland Ski Company How To Ski 1910?
3164 Alpine Technique Schniebs, Otto Modern Ski Technique 1935 119 p. illus.
1777 Alpine Film Jay, John Persian Powder 1964 16 mm
1841 Alpine Film Skiing In Quebec 1968 16 mm.9 min
4366 Alpine Women Altschul, Craig A Bunny's Guide To Skiing. . . A Primer For The Girl Going Sk 1971 42 p. illus.
1842 Alpine Film The Killy Style At Aspen, Colorado 1969 16 mm.
4367 Alpine Women Lighthall, Nancy Skiing For Women 1979 122 p. illus.
2976 Alpine Racing Reynolds, Tom A Guide To Alpine Coaching For Coaches & Competitors 1974 111 p. illus.
3040 Alpine Teaching Guid Pacific Northwest Ski Instructors Association Teaching Manual 1962? 55 p.
1654 Alpine Film Coty, Victor Winter Holiday 1953? Color
1718 Alpine Film Jay, John White Flight 1958 16 mm
4246 Alpine Video Ostness, Kriss Tee-Time 2000 VHS26 min.