Snowmass Village, CO 81654 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Snowmass Village, CO?
Around 05/31 is the usual last spring frost, about 276 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 09/23, about 114 frost-free days later.
Zone 6a (-10 to -5°F average annual minimum) comes from the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map; the frost dates above are the 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting NOAA station for Snowmass Village, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
About 4 weeks of growing season left in Snowmass Village before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
How much risk comes with planting early here
05/31 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 05/16 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 06/14 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Snowmass Village compares
Snowmass Village's growing season runs about 114 days, ranking 39,356 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within CO, it ranks 492 of 624.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Snowmass Village's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Snowmass Village can differ from the 81654 normal.