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Burning Man Camp Needs Help To Bring Beloved Ski Slope Back in 2025
The state of Nevada is one of the most mountainous in the United States. With over 30 peaks topping over 10,000 feet in elevation, there are seemingly endless opportunities for backcountry skiing exploration. A group of passionate Burning Man festival-goers, however, brings simulated snow-sliding to the desert floor of Black Rock City each started in 2023 as a "learning experience" has become one of Burning Man's most unique camps. Dubbed 'Lake Lahontan Ski Resort' after Black Rock City's dry lakebed, the slope is made of mats that simulate the feeling of sliding on snow. At 14-feet tall and stretching 62-feet long, the Lake Lahontan Ski Resort is just large enough to capture the thrill of skiing and snowboarding, if you use your BRC Snow Club, which has hosted Lake Lahontan Ski Resort the last two Burning Man festivals, is making a return for 2025, but needs help from the community by way of fundraising. Keep reading for to keep up with the best stories and photos in skiing? Subscribe to the new Powder To The People newsletter for weekly updates.
According to the GoFundMe created by BRC Snow Club organizer Dylan Hogan, The Lake Lahontan Ski Resort will be placed in a premiere zone called the 'Espalande' this year, which costs more. Storage and transportation of the dry slope costs $20,000 alone, according to the GoFundMe fundraiser has brought in over $2,500 at time of publishing this article, by BRC Snow Club is aiming for at least $10k. If $15k-$20k is raised, BRC Snow Club will add "après-ski energy to the slope" with a speaker system, dance floor, generator, and lighting fixtures."We're still more than willing to do the heavy lifting, but now we're turning to our community in hopes that the spirit of communal effort will help carry us through," writes Hogan for BRC Snow Club's Snow Club requested funds from the Burning Man Festival, but were denied as camps are ineligible for art grants. This came as a disappointment considering the festival used video clips from last year's Lake Lahontan Ski Resort to promote ticket sales for 2025."The Org posted a (very well-produced) video on their Instagram featuring interactivity at camps, which included footage of our slope," writes Hogan for the GoFundMe page. "Flattered and impressed by the quality of the video, we accepted. What we didn't realize (until the comments rolled in) was that the video was being used as an ADVERTISEMENT to sell tickets (did somebody say decommodification?) using our camp, our project, and our labor for THEIR profit... for an event we have to pay to attend and receive no compensation or support from."
Burning Man 2025 will take place from August 24-September 1, 2025. Here's hoping BRC Snow Club raises enough funds to make Lake Lahontan Ski Resort happen of us here at POWDER are pulling for you!Burning Man Camp Needs Help To Bring Beloved Ski Slope Back in 2025 first appeared on Powder on Jul 28, 2025
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