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
2091 Alpine Film Winter, Steve The Hedonist 1994 16 mm.
3226 Alpine Technique Lineaweaver, Marion Let's Ski!A Book For Beginners 1946 66 p. illus.
3290 Alpine Technique Rothbacher, Werner Werner's Wiggle:Sugarloaf's Approach To The Wedeln Tech 196? 30 p. illus.
1903 Alpine Film Zenlya, Isso.director The Man Who Skied Down Everest 1971 100 min.
1967 Alpine Film Rumsey, Mark. director Quebec Kandahar 1975 16 mm. 23 min
3102 Alpine Technique Richardson, E.C. The "shilling" Ski-Runner 1910 36 p. 16 p. of adv
3166 Alpine Technique Bracken, William R. Ski-ing: Its Technique 1936 70 p. illus.
1779 Alpine Film National Film Board of Canada Ski! 1964 16mm. 14 min
1843 Alpine Film Abel, Robert.director Killy, Le Champion 1969 16 mm. 60 min.
4368 Alpine Women Slanger, Elissa Ski Woman's Way 1979 219 p.
2977 Alpine Racing Steigler, Pepi Stiegler:The Style Of A Champion, Supplementary Coaching 1975 39 p. illus.
3041 Alpine Teaching Guid Ford K. Sayre Memorial Ski Council, Inc. Instructors' Manual 1963 33 p.
1655 Alpine Film D.P.M. Productions Skiing In The Swiss Mountains 1953 16 mm. 13 min.
1719 Alpine Film Miller, Warren Are Your Skis On Straight? 1958
4247 Alpine Video Shaw, Vince Los Alamos 2000 VHS32 min.
4308 Alpine Wit & Humor Osborn, Robert Chesley How To Ski 1942 32 p. illus.
2858 Alpine Mountaineering Selters, Andy The Mt. Shasta Book:A Guide To Hiking, Climbing, Skiing, A 2000
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.