Snowmass Village, Colorado. Snowmass Village is a Home Rule Municipality in Pitkin County, Colorado, United States. The population was 2,826 at the 2010 census. A popular winter resort location for skiing and snowboarding, the town is well known as the location of the Snowmass ski area, the largest of the four nearby ski areas operated collectively as Aspen/Snowmass. In 2010 the accidental discovery by a bulldozer operator of fossilized elements of a Pleistocene ecosystem in the ice age lake bed at the Ziegler Reservoir pu
â¢ If you can hear thunder, you are within 10 miles (16 kilometers) of a stormâand can be struck by lightning. Seek shelter and avoid situations in which you may be vulnerable. â¢ Use the 30-30 rule, when visibility is good and there is nothing obstructing your view of the thunderstorm.
Stopping Activities. In general, a significant lightning threat extends outward from the base of a thunderstorm cloud about 6 to 10 miles. Therefore, people should be in a safe placewhen a thunderstorm is 6 to 10 miles away. Also, planâs guidelines should account for the time it will take for everyone to get to safety. Here are some criteria that could be used to stop activities: 1  If you see lightning. 2  The ability to see lightning varies depending on the time of day, weather conditions, and obstructions such as trees, mountains, etc.