Editing Laramie, Wyoming (section)

==Sports==

===College===
The [[University of Wyoming]] [[Wyoming Cowboys and Cowgirls|Cowboys and Cowgirls]] compete at the [[NCAA Division I]] level (FBS-Football Bowl Subdivision for football) as members of the [[Mountain West Conference]].  UW offers 17 NCAA-sanctioned sports teams – nine women's sports and eight men's sports. Wyoming's nine NCAA sports for women include basketball; cross country; golf; soccer; swimming and diving; tennis; indoor track & field; outdoor track and field; and volleyball. UW's eight NCAA sports for men include basketball; cross country; football; golf; swimming and diving; indoor track and field; outdoor track and field; and wrestling.

===Outdoor===
Sports enthusiasts find much to do in and near Laramie, nestled at {{convert|7165|ft|m|0}} above sea level between the Laramie Range (Laramie Mountains) and the Snowy Range (Medicine Bow Mountains). Popular activities include skiing, [[Snowmobile|snowmobiling]], [[Mountain bike|mountain biking]], [[hunting]], fishing, and hiking.

Rock climbing, hiking, and camping are among the attractions of [[Vedauwoo]], an assemblage of weathered granite slabs, boulders, and cliffs covering {{convert|10|sqmi|km2}} in the [[Medicine Bow – Routt National Forest]], about {{convert|16|mi|km|0}} east of Laramie off Interstate 80.<ref>{{cite web | title = Vedauwoo Campground | publisher = U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service | url = http://www.fs.fed.us/r2/mbr/recreation/camping/laramie/vedauwoo.shtml | access-date=October 28, 2007 }}</ref>

Volunteers from the Medicine Bow Nordic Association, in cooperation with the [[United States Forest Service|Forest Service]], maintain groomed [[Cross-country skiing|cross-country ski]] trails in a sector of the Laramie Range about {{convert|10|mi|km|0}} east of the city.<ref>{{cite web | title = Medicine Bow Nordic Association | publisher = Medicine Bow Nordic Association | url = http://www.medbownordic.org/ | access-date = October 27, 2007 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090825000946/http://www.medbownordic.org/ | archive-date = August 25, 2009 | url-status = dead }}</ref> To the west, Snowy Range cross-country trails run through the national forest west of Centennial, and other trails follow gentle terrain {{convert|32|mi|km|0}} southwest of Laramie near [[Woods Landing-Jelm, Wyoming|Woods Landing]]. Miles of snowmobile trails wind through the forests, and many forest areas are open to travel by [[snowshoe]].<ref>{{cite web | title = Winter Activities | publisher = U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service | url = http://www.fs.fed.us/r2/mbr/recreation/winteractivities/index2005.shtml | access-date=October 28, 2007 }}</ref>
The Snowy Range Ski Area, about {{convert|30|mi|km|0}} west of Laramie off Wyoming Highway 130, offers [[Downhill (ski competition)|downhill skiing]] and [[snowboarding]] on 27 trails ranging in difficulty from beginner to expert.<ref>{{cite web | title = The Mountain | publisher = Snowy Range Ski Area | url = http://www.snowyrange.com/page4.html | access-date = October 28, 2007 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071007233953/http://www.snowyrange.com/page4.html | archive-date = October 7, 2007 | url-status = dead }}</ref>

Laramie is a center for mountain biking. Mountain bike trails meander through forests in the Laramie Range and the Snowy Range. The Medicine Bow Mountain Bike Patrol, part of the Laramie Bicycling Network, is a non-profit volunteer organization that works with the Forest Service to patrol and maintain biking trails east of Laramie. The Medicine Bow Rail–Trail is a mountain bike trail, {{convert|21|mi|km|0}} long, built between 2005 and 2007 on the bed of an abandoned railroad southwest of Laramie. It starts near the town of Albany and Lake Owen and extends south to the town of Mountain Home near the Wyoming–Colorado border. The Laramie Enduro 111K, an endurance mountain bike race of {{convert|111|km|mi|0}} is held annually on Laramie Range trails.<ref>{{cite web | title = Medicine Bow Mountain Bike Patrol | publisher = Cycle Wyoming | url = http://www.cyclewyoming.org/index.htm | access-date = October 28, 2007 | url-status = usurped | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071024114102/http://cyclewyoming.org/index.htm | archive-date = October 24, 2007 }}</ref>

Other annual events include the Poker Run recreational ski race held in the Snowy Mountains each February, and the Tour De Laramie, a bicycle rally with stops at local pubs held in May. The [[Wyoming Marathon Races]], a series of running and ultra-running events held in [[Medicine Bow National Forest]], are held annually each [[Memorial Day]] weekend.

Trout fishing is another popular sport in and near Laramie. The Laramie River, which flows north into Wyoming from Colorado, is fished as are the smaller streams in both mountain ranges and the many small plains lakes in the Laramie Basin.<ref>{{cite web |first = K | last = Kristopherson | title = Laramie River from Colorado into Wyoming | publisher = Wyoming Fishing Net | url = http://www.wyomingfishing.net/ft_lar.htm | access-date=October 28, 2007 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070702111224/http://www.wyomingfishing.net/ft_lar.htm <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archive-date = July 2, 2007}}</ref>

Other outdoor activities popular near Laramie include camping, picnicking, rafting on the Laramie River and the North Platte River, viewing of wildlife such as mule deer, elk, moose, and pronghorn, and general sightseeing. For {{convert|27|mi|km|0}} of its length as it crosses the Snowy Range, the Highway 130 corridor has been designated a [[National Forest Scenic Byway]].<ref>{{cite web | title = Recreation | publisher = U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service | url = http://www.fs.fed.us/r2/mbr/recreation/| access-date=October 28, 2007 }}</ref>