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
1475 Alpine Equipment Schaefer, William E. An Investigation Of Alpine Ski Design 1988 188 lvs. illus
1476 Alpine Equipment Tanler, Bill. editor Ski Tech's Guide To Equipment, Skiwear and Accessories. 1989 133 p. illus.
1477 Alpine Equipment Warren, Guy C. The Thermal Characteristics Of Downhill Skis 1989 l09 lvs. illus
1478 Alpine Equipment Warren, Guy C. Thermal Response Of Downhill Skis 1989 40 p. illus.
1479 Alpine Equipment Medoff, Howard P. The Relationship Between Performance, Comfort And Safety 1990 147 lvs. illus
148 Nordic Expedition Spender, A. Edmund Two Winters In Norway-Being An Account Of Two Holidays S 1902 xiv. 270 p. illus.
1480 Alpine Equipment Ellison, Steven J. Development Of A Snow Ski Geometry Measurement System 1992 88 lvs. illus.
1481 Alpine Equipment Hsiao, Elizabeth T. A Dynamic Model To Study The Influence of Alpine Ski Boot 1994 80 lvs. illus.
1482 Alpine Equipment Flaharty, James P. Flexural Rigidity (EI) Profile Measurement For Snow Skis And 1995 x, 139 lvs. illus
1483 Alpine Equipment Jiran, Scott M. Finite Element Design Tool For Prediction Of Mechanical And 1997 vi, 112 lvs. illus
1484 Alpine Equipment Schiele, Ken The Design, Construction And Implementation Of A Flexural 1997 x, 89 lvs. illus.
1485 Alpine Equipment Nordt, Alison A. Design Of Alpine Skis 1999 xxiv, 185 p. illus
1486 Alpine Equipment Raymond, Mark K. Experimental And Analytical Vibration Analysis Of A Snow Sk 1999 iv, 20 [39] lvs.
1487 Alpine Film Skylarking On Skis 1917 16 mm.15 min.
1488 Alpine Film Barcan, Dr. Otto "Skiing film" 1918 16 mm
1489 Alpine Film Curry Company, Yosemite National Park Skiing In Yosemite National Park 1920? 10 min
149 Nordic Expedition Nansen, Fridtjof Farthest North; Being A Record Of A Voyage Of Exploration O 1903 2 vols. illus. maps
1490 Alpine Film Curry Company, Yosemite National Park Winter Playground 1920? 9 min
1491 Alpine Film Curry Company, Yosemite National Park Yosemite Winter Sports 1920? 9 min.
1492 Alpine Film Fanck, Arnold Fox Chase In The Engadine 1923
1493 Alpine Film Fanck, Arnold Mountain Of Destiny 1924?
1494 Alpine Film Curry Company, Yosemite National Park Winter Sports In Yosemite National Park 1925? 10 min.
1495 Alpine Film Curry Company, Yosemite National Park Yosemite Ski Way 1925? 11 min.
1496 Alpine Film Mt. Washington Ski Trip 1930 16 mm.15 min
1497 Alpine Film Fanck, Arnold The Doomed Battalion 1931?