You know, as I read through some of these posts, its quite possible you all may have thought through some of this more than I have! To answer a couple of your questions, from the perspective of someone who entered, but does not have all the answers:
1 - They have not given us anything, no templates or info on how to get votes, it is one way communication - you simply submitted your video online. Then you are on your own at this time, it is completely up to the individuals who entered what they do. I have only seen the one other on this site, which Marc told me about, so I don't know if they are similar or not, or what others are doing. Like I said, if they are, then I guess it means we are not as creative as we think we are
2 - Regarding the question on what I guess some of you might be asking could be censorship in some form....again, there has been no discussion of that. The only info I have is what is on their website and you can read it too. This issue did not really occur to me. Maybe that is because I live here, and I love skiing and the community I live in, and my perspective was this was about sharing some of the cool things that happen in our community and great opportunities on the mountain. I think I am lucky to live in a ski community. Now with that said, you are right, not every day is a great day......I guess its a question of how you look at things, a glass half-full or half-empty perspective.
3 - I don't think they are looking for us to be reporters.....they do want us to blog, but blogging is different than reporting. I don't think there is anything to hide or that they want us to do that.....and I agree, it comes down to the ethics of the people involved. If I didn't like and respect the mountain (Breckenridge), then I would not have entered this contest, because I want people to respect me too, and it would never be worth a free pass to do something for someone you don't respect. The staff that I have met at the mountain are good people, and I think as a business, they are looking for good people too!
So, I guess this will be interesting to see how it all works out. I do appreciate the person who recognized the time commitment involved......that would be my biggest question on the whole project. I hope it works out for me to be involved in some way, then I can let you all know! Thanks!!!