A Fun Sport I'm Developing

(This is how I imagine the sport in its grandest incarnation, so technically it can't be played by the rules because the Edit Cam I envision probably doesn't exist. )

Snow Crashing and Edit Cam Catching is a timed and judged contact sport that incorporates athleticism with the intellectual pursuits of in camera video editing. It can be played on any snow or ice covered hill, using skis, snowboard, or sled.

Basic rules and regulations of Snow Crashing and Edit Cam Catching:

1. There is a starting line and a short stretch of track leading straight to a large rectangular box called the Snow Pen. This is where snow is earlier deposited before the game, soft and wet enough that it is malleable and easily rolled.

2. The snow can be created to make whatever the participant wishes, but it must be carried or rolled out of the Pen and to the Crash Line. This is the line at the end of the hill where the participant will crash through.

3. Once the snow built for crashing is complete (common objects: snow men, snow fences, snow mountains), the participant grabs his or her edit cam, either setting up a camera angle on the snow object, or carrying it further up the hill for a camera catch. The participant may also carry the camera to the top and ride down with it for a crash. Once the set up is decided the participant hits REC and runs or skis to the starting line at the top of the hill.

4. Once the person reaches the top, it's freestyle riding all the way down on ski, snowboard, or sled, but remember that anything not seen on the participant's edit cam will not be judged.

5. Crash into the snow! And if you placed the camera near the snow object see if you can catch it by the tripod leg for a more intense looking video.

6. The athletic portion of the game is over at this point and the participant uses the in camera editing program to cut up the crash how he or she sees fit into something that looks pretty entertaining on a JumboTron. When the participant is finished editing the crash, he runs back to the finish line where his camera can be plugged into the mainframe for public viewing. Quick editing is one of the judged factors, as is creativity and moxie in the crash. Remember the look of snow as it topples or flies figures greatly in this game.

(Thanks for reading, I just wanted to get this out there if someone wants to try a rudimentary version of it. As of now I just play it the best I can with the snow I have, and I go home to edit the footage. So in its current manifestation it's not a timed event. It's good exercise and its good video editing practice. If someone else is interested in trying Snowman Crashing and Camera Catching let me know, I'd like to see the footage. Also this is the first time I've ever tried to write about a sporting rules and regulations, so the language might be a little off.)