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
1656 Alpine Film Durrance, Dick. director Sporting Courage 1953 35 mm.10 min.
1720 Alpine Film Pathe News Ski Devils 1958 10 min
4248 Alpine Video Thorner, Hans They Came On Skis (Nacht am Montblanc) 2000 VHS90 min.
4309 Alpine Wit & Humor Barsis, Max Ski Whiz!Bottoms Up Old And New 1945 124 p. illus.
2859 Alpine Mountaineering Tyson, Andy The Illustrated Guide To Glacier Travel And Crevasse Rescue 2000 140 p. illus.
2918 Alpine Psychology Fowler, Corky The Hidden Skier 1977 128 p. illus.
1532 Alpine Film Union Pacific Railroad Winter At Sun Valley 1939 15 min.
1596 Alpine Film Foeger, Luggi Ascent of Mt. Bulyea 1948? Color & sound
4124 Alpine Video Tales From Mt. Snow: 40 Years In The Making 1995 VHS30 nin
4188 Alpine Video Carmichael, Nelson New School Of Skiing 1998? VHS45 min.
2737 Alpine Mountaineering Smythe, Francis Sydney Climbs And Ski Runs:Mountaineering And Ski-ing In The Alp 1930 307 p. illus.
2800 Alpine Mountaineering Bein, Vic Mountain Skiing 1987 192 p. illus.
1408 Alpine Conditioning Robinson, Nancy Stretching For Skiing And More 1988 36 p. illus.
1472 Alpine Equipment Pihkala, Pekka Determination Of The Contact Area Between Ski And Snow U 1986 12 lvs. illus.
4001 Alpine Video Miller, Warren Warren Miller's Steeper And Deeper 1992 VHS93 min
4065 Alpine Video ESPN Home Video Let's Go Skiing Beginner 1994 VHS 50 min
2613 Alpine Handbook Casewit, Curtis W. The Skier's Handbook 1975 320 p. illus.
2677 Alpine Handicap Kavanaugh, C.D. The Effects Of A Downhill Skiing Program On Standing Balan 1996
1287 Alpine Biography Wilson, Mike Right On The Edge Of Crazy: On Tour With The U.S. Downhill 1994 vii, 301 p.
1350 Alpine Children Rice, Anneka Skiing 1989 [144] p. illus
3877 Alpine Video Avalanche Awareness: Learn To Recognize, Evaluate & Avoi 1988 VHS35 minm
3941 Alpine Video National Ski Patrol System Upper Extremity Injuries 1990 VHS33 min
2489 Alpine Guide Reid, T.R. Ski Japan! 1993 328 p.
2553 Alpine Guide Leocha, Charles Skiing America 2000 With Snowboarding 2000 477 p. illus.
1165 Alpine Autobiography Green, Nancy Nancy Greene: An Autobiography 1968 189 p. illus.