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
1397 Alpine Conditioning Pedersen, Tage Getting In Shape To Ski 1970 95 p. illus.
1461 Alpine Equipment Melsky, Gerald Steven The Design Of A Device To Test The Dynamic Performance Of 1979 57 lvs. illus. plans
3990 Alpine Video Mike Wiegele Helicopter Skiing Inside Skiing 1992 VHS
4054 Alpine Video Ross, Tim Freeskiing And Advanced Elements Of Alpine Ski Technique 1993 VHS23 min
2602 Alpine Handbook Matthew, Eileen Holm Skiing For Pleasure 1968 232 p. illus.
2666 Alpine Handicap Orr, Larry Pulk Skiing, Sled Skiing And Ice Sledding For Persons With 1983 57, [20] p. illus
1276 Alpine Biography La Bianca, Cory The Legend Of Snowshoe Thompson Mailcarrier On Skis:A 1989 21 p. illus. map
1339 Alpine Children Mogul Mike: Young Skier's Acitivity Book 1985 [12] p. illus. + l s
3866 Alpine Video Sierra Productions South Skiing--Control Is The Goal 1988 VHS & U-matic.
3930 Alpine Video Jalbert Productions World Cup 1990 1990 VHS30 min.
2478 Alpine Guide St. Clair, Sasha Skier's Atlas Of New Zealand And Australia 1992 144 p. illus. maps
2542 Alpine Guide Tejada-Flores, Lito The Unofficial Guide To Skiing The West 1998 xii, 590 p. illus. m
1154 Alpine Autobiography D'Egville, Alan H. Adventures In Safety 1937 x, 340 p. illus.
1218 Alpine Autobiography Heins, Gary Greatest Ski Instructor In The West 1997 144 p.
3742 Alpine Video Holt, Gary, director & producer Skiing Made Easy 1985 VHS30 min
3806 Alpine Video KRMA Soldiers Of The Summit 1987 VHS60 min.
2354 Alpine Guide Ross, David G. editor Daily Mail Peter Stuyvesant Travel Ski Guide, 1982 1981 396 p. illus
2418 Alpine Guide Alexander, Tania Undiscovered Slopes 1989 240 p. illus.map
2419 Alpine Guide Coker, Tessa France Ski Guide 1989 216 p. illus. map
3620 Alpine Tuning Masia, Seth The Ski Maintenance & Repair Handbook 1982 ix, 115 p. illus.
3683 Alpine Video Vacations on Video Ski Holidays In Austria 1980 VHS18 min
2231 Alpine Guide De Linde, C.A. Ski-ing 1959 106 p. illus.
2295 Alpine Guide Pringle, Graham Guide To Skiing The Alps 1972 158 p.illus.
3497 Alpine Technique Ross, Ali How We Learned To Ski 1983 128 p. illus
3561 Alpine Technique Foster, Ellen Post Alpine Skills Achievement Manual 1992