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
1785 Alpine Film Barrymore, Dick The Lonely American 1965 16 mm. 28 min
2983 Alpine Racing Clein, Marvin Level II Technical Manual 1977 1 v. (various pagings)
3047 Alpine Teaching Guid Canadian Ski Instructors' Alliance Reference Handbook 1967
1661 Alpine Film Sternberg, K. Producer/Director/Writer Ski Patrol 1953 16 mm 10 min
4253 Alpine Video Winter, Steve Ski Movie 2000 VHS, DVD
Alpine Mountaineering Baud, Philippe Les 3 VallEes 2003 256 p. illus.
2923 Alpine Psychology McCluggage, Denise The Centered Skier 1977 184 p.illus.
1537 Alpine Film Ski Novice 1940? 16 mm. 10 min.
4129 Alpine Video Foeger, Luggi Rhythm On Snow 1996 VHS33 min
2742 Alpine Mountaineering Wedderburn, E.A. Alpine Climbing On Foot And With Ski 1936 114 p.
2805 Alpine Mountaineering Hurn, Martyn Skiing Real Snow:The Handbook Of Off-Piste Skiing 1987 176 p. illus.
1413 Alpine Conditioning Palmer, Stan Skiing Fit:The Fitness Guide Specifically Desinged For Skier 1991 96 p. illus.
4006 Alpine Video Ross, Tim U.S. Ski Team Speed Elements Training 1992 VHS22 min.
2618 Alpine Handbook Kent, Bill Better Skiing 1976 96 p. illus.
2682 Alpine Lifts Riblet Tramway Company Typical Chair Lift Specifications And Illustrations N.,D.
1292 Alpine Biography Frohlich, Robert Mountain Dreamers;Visionaries Of Sierra Nevada Skiing 1997 vii, 152 p. illus.
3882 Alpine Video The Spirit Of Skiing 1988 50 min.
2494 Alpine Guide Bloom, Nick The Meribel Experience:The Skier's Guide: 6 Day Programm 1994 76 p. illus.
2558 Alpine Guide McLennan, Marty Lobster's Family Guide To North American Ski Resorts 2001 160 p. maps
1170 Alpine Autobiography Killy, Jean Claude Comeback 1974 189 p. illus
3758 Alpine Video Ski Vermont 1985 VHS30 min
2370 Alpine Guide Snowy Mountains Tourist Association Ski New South Wales 1983 23 p. illus
2434 Alpine Guide Weber, Robert E. The Greatest Ski Resorts In North America 1989 260 p.
3634 Alpine Video Summit Films Ski The Outer Limits 1968 U standard28 mi
2246 Alpine Guide Pause, Walter Salute The Skier: The Hundred Best Ski Runs In The Alps 1963 211 p. illus.