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
1241 Alpine Biography Fairlie, Gerard Flight Without Wings: The Biography Of Hannes Schneider 1958 223 p. illus
1304 Alpine Children Lineaweaver, Marion The First Book Of Skiing 1953 69 p. illus.
3831 Alpine Video Ski The Best Of The West:Park City & Deer Valley 1987 VHS
3895 Alpine Video Jalbert Productions Mr. T Meets Mr. Z 1989 VHS
2507 Alpine Guide Gill, Chris. editor Where To Ski And Snowboard 1995 520 p.
2571 Alpine Handbook Binns, Ken Skiing For Fun 1939 unpaged. illus. maps
1183 Alpine Autobiography Berscheit, Mary Jo Joy On The Mountain 1981 201 p.
3707 Alpine Video Jalbert Productions Spirit Of Adventure 1983 VHS22 - 28 min.
3771 Alpine Video Killy, Jean Claude Skiing With Jean-Claude Killy 1986 VHS 60 min.
2383 Alpine Guide Mead, Robin European Ski Resorts 1985 178 p. illus.
2447 Alpine Guide Weber, Robert E. The Greatest Ski Resorts In North America 1990 304 p.
3585 Alpine Technique LeMaster, Ron Skiing:The Nuts And Bolts 1996
3647 Alpine Video Enjoy Beginning Turns 1976? VHS29 min.
3586 Alpine Technique Masia, Seth Terrain Skiing:How To Master Tough Skiing Like The Expert 1996 143 p. illus
3648 Alpine Video Jalbert Productions Just A Matter Of Time 1976 VHS22- 28 min.
2260 Alpine Guide Ski La Province de Quebec 1966 28 p. illus. map
2324 Alpine Guide Lousely, Donald. editor Guide To The Ski Fields Of The South Island Of New Zealand 1976 127 p. maps
3462 Alpine Technique Joubert, George Teach Yourself To Ski 1979 203, p. illus.
3526 Alpine Technique Baird, George C. Skiing By Jorge 1987 190 p. illus.
2136 Alpine Freestyle Mohan, John Freestyle Skiing 1978
2200 Alpine Guide Hennig, Andy Sun Valley Ski Guide 1948 95 p. illus.
3338 Alpine Technique Boy Scouts Of America Skiing 1965 55 p. illus.
3402 Alpine Technique Smythe, Cyrus Skiing 1972 66 p. illus.
2015 Alpine Film Miller, Warren Winter Fever 1979
2079 Alpine Film Ski Theater 1992