Tie City Loop

Tie City Loop is a short, moderate cross-country ski route in Wyoming's Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest, within the Laramie Ranger District. The Forest Service manages the land, and the loop's elevation change is small: a total of 14 feet over about 0.23 miles, with a steepest stretch of about 6 percent at roughly 0.13 miles. The high point reaches about 8,729 feet, and the low point sits around 8,694 feet. Winter is the natural season for this kind of skiing. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Laramie show January highs around 33°F with lows near 12°F. That station sits well below the loop, so temperatures on the route run cooler. Several other ski routes lie just 0.1 mile away, including Phil's Pholly, Gobi's Loop and Moose Loop. Tie City Campground is about 0.9 mile off, and climbers can reach Beehive Buttress at roughly 1.2 miles.