If you’re looking to make the elements be 33.3% only on small devices and lower:
This is backwards from what Bootstrap is designed for, but you can do this:
<div class="row">
<div class="col-xs-4 col-md-12">.col-xs-4 .col-md-12</div>
<div class="col-xs-4 col-md-12">.col-xs-4 .col-md-12</div>
<div class="col-xs-4 col-md-12">.col-xs-4 .col-md-12</div>
</div>
This will make each element 33.3% wide on small and extra small devices but 100% wide on medium and larger devices.
JSFiddle: http://jsfiddle.net/jdwire/sggt8/embedded/result/
If you’re only looking to hide elements for smaller devices:
I think you’re looking for the visible-xs and/or visible-sm classes. These will let you make certain elements only visible to small screen devices.
For example, if you want a element to only be visible to small and extra-small devices, do this:
<div class="visible-xs visible-sm">You're using a fairly small device.</div>
To show it only for larger screens, use this:
<div class="hidden-xs hidden-sm">You're probably not using a phone.</div>
See http://getbootstrap.com/css/#responsive-utilities-classes for more information.