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
2456 Alpine Guide Leocha, Charles Skiing America, 1992 1991 495 p. illus. maps
3594 Alpine Technique Bays, Roger Ski Magic:The Secrets Of Skiing Explained 1997 161 p. illus.
3656 Alpine Video Jalbert Productions The Thin Line 1979 VHS22 - 28 min.
2268 Alpine Guide Pringle, Graham Ski Country 1969 1968 41 p.
2332 Alpine Guide Consolidated Air Tour Manual Ski Winter Sports 1978-79 1978 224 p.
3470 Alpine Technique Cottrell, Jim Skiing--Everyone 1980 vi. 81 p. illus
3534 Alpine Technique Petrick, Tim Sports Illustrated Skiing:Six Ways To Reach Your Skiing Pot 1987 191 p. illus.
2144 Alpine Freestyle Smalley, Park Skiing Freestyle: Official Training Guide Of The U.S. Freestyl 1986 180 p. illus.
2208 Alpine Guide Devan, Stefan von Standard Downhills Of Europe; Les Descentes Standard Dans 1950 144 p. illus.
3346 Alpine Technique Gemsch, Norbert Modern Ski-ing 1966 112 p.illus.
3410 Alpine Technique Evans, Harold We Learned To Ski 1974 256 p. illus.
2023 Alpine Film Barrymore, Dick 20 Years Of Skiing 1980 16 mm. 90 min
2087 Alpine Film Norwegian Broadcasting Corp. The World Of Skiing 1994 52 min
3222 Alpine Technique Huber, Eddie The Complete Ski Manual: How To Begin, How To Improve, H 1946 137 p. illus
3286 Alpine Technique Osterreichister Berufsschilehreverband The New Official Austrian Ski System 1959 126 p. illus.
1899 Alpine Film Miller, Warren Any Snow, Any Mountain 1971
1963 Alpine Film Miller, Warren There Comes A Time 1975
3097 Alpine Technique Crichton Somerville, D.M.M. Ski-Running 1907 116 p. illus.
3162 Alpine Technique Heinrich, Fritz Manual For Ski-Babies 1935 94 p.illus.
1775 Alpine Film Hart Metal Ski Company The White Badge 1964 30 min
1839 Alpine Film U.S. Dept. of the Army Avalanche Hazards, Part 1 1968 16 mm. 20 min
4364 Alpine Wit & Humor Beard, Henry Ski.ing A Snowslider's Dictionary 2002 281 p. illus.
2973 Alpine Racing Edwards, Harvey Skiing To Win 1973 95 p. illus.
3037 Alpine Teaching Guid Lash, Bill An Outline Of Ski Teaching Methods 1958 77 p. illus.
1651 Alpine Film USDA Forest Service Avalanche Rescue: A Film 1952