Snowmass Village, CO
Snowmass Village, CO's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Out of every US place USFS scores, Snowmass Village lands at the 81st percentile for wildfire risk to structures — in USFS's highest wildfire-risk band nationally — a figure built from its 1,483 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Snowmass Village at the 74th national percentile — 7 points below its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Snowmass Village's building exposure, zone by zone
USFS classifies 65.5% of Snowmass Village's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 34.5% Indirect share and far above its 0% Minimal share — a profile where 972 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
How Snowmass Village compares
Snowmass Village ranks lower within Colorado (55th percentile statewide) than its 81st national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Snowmass Village ranks 6,078 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 9,234 by building count (1 is largest). Within Colorado alone, it ranks 215 of 472 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Colorado on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Snowmass Village
Snowmass Village's very high rating (81st percentile) puts it among the places where the national carrier-pullback trend is most relevant — not a guarantee of a coverage problem, but a reason to shop rather than assume.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
With 65.5% of Snowmass Village in Direct exposure, defensible-space clearing and ember-resistant construction (vents, Class-A roofing) address the exposure this page's own numbers describe, not a generic checklist. See the home-hardening guide.
Where Snowmass Village's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 1,483 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Snowmass Village. The exposure-zones guide covers what Snowmass Village's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.