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
3138 Alpine Technique Jessup, Elon H. Skis And Ski-ing 1929 192 p. illus.
3202 Alpine Technique Rubi, Christian Ski:Der Leichte Skilauf; Le Ski Facile, Easy Skiing 1938? 64 p. illus.
1751 Alpine Film Union Pacific Railroad Western Sketch Book 1962 16 mm. 13 min.
1815 Alpine Film Barrymore, Dick The Last Of The Ski Bums 1967 16 mm. 90 min
4340 Alpine Wit & Humor Lund, Morten Skiing: The Real Skier's Dictionary 1983 94 p. illus.
3013 Alpine Racing Mady, James J. The Test Of Attentional And Interpersonal Style (TAIS) As A Pr 1991 vii, 61 lvs. Illus.
3077 Alpine Teaching Guid Porter, Mike PSIA American Teaching System Handbook For Ski Teaching 1989 169 p.
1627 Alpine Film Top Of The Ski World 1951?
1691 Alpine Film Coty, Victor Ski Fever 1956? Color
4219 Alpine Video Morton, Riley Locals Only 1999 VHS
4283 Alpine Video Jones, Todd Teton Ski 3 Pk 2002 VHS
2890 Alpine Powder, Heli & Engen, Sverre Ski With Sverre: Deep Snow And Packed Slope Ski Techniqu 1947 vii. 143 p. illus.
2953 Alpine Racing D'Egville, Alan H. Slalom: Its Technique, Organization and Rules 1934 159 p. illus.
1503 Alpine Film Coty, Victor Olympics, 1932 1933
1567 Alpine Film Lang, Otto Ski Meister 1944
4095 Alpine Video Canadian Ski Instructors' Alliance Snow Motion 1995? VHS40 min.
4159 Alpine Video Harb, Harold R. Anyone Can Be An Expert Skier:The Video 1997 VHS42 min.
2771 Alpine Mountaineering Brower, David. editor Manual Of Ski Mountaineering 1969 236 p. illus.
2834 Alpine Mountaineering Townsend, Chris Wilderness Skiing And Winter Camping 1994 312 p. illus.
1381 Alpine Children McDermott, Barb All About--Canadian Sports:Skiing 2000 27 p. illus
1443 Alpine Equipment Head Ski Company Head Skis Service & Repair Manual 1957 spiral bound
3972 Alpine Video Roiseax, Jacque. producer The North Face: Seven Years On Mount Robson 1991 VHS60 min
4036 Alpine Video Jay, John Olympic Victory 1993 VhS 60 min
2648 Alpine Handbook Hughes, Alan Take Up Skiing 1990 64 p. illus.
2712 Alpine Lifts Ski Racing Woodstock, Vermont, l934-l984: 50th Anniversary Of TheFirst 1983 7 p. illus.