Five Fingers Bowl

A huge, slide-prone, East facing bowl with 5 main drainages. The thumb is to the North and the pinkie is to the South on the ridge. Avalanche danger should be considered extreme in this huge natural terrain trap.

Maps

*All Mapped Areas are Approximations

 

Trailheads

Conundrum Creek Trailhead

Avalanche Reports

02/24/2020 - (Highlands Ridge)

02/07/2020 - (Multiple Reports)

01/24/2020 - (Five Fingers Bowl)

12/20/2019 - (Highlands Ridge)

12/14/2019 - (Multiple Reports)

03/19/2019 - (Everything on Highlands Ridge)

04/08/2018 - (Thumb)

03/28/2016 - (Five Fingers (Pinky))

12/23/2015 - (South Highlands and 5 Fingers)

03/17/2015 - (Multiple Reports)

03/06/2005 - (Five Fingers Bowl - *Fatality)

Websites

Backcountry Skiing Colorado

Guide Books

Dawson's Guide to Colorado Backcountry Skiing, Volume 1 by Louis W. Dawson

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Videos

All videos are Copyright their respective owners. These are 3rd party videos hosted on YouTube or Vimeo and we make no guarantees as to their accuracy or relevance.

Sudsy Descending the Lower Thumb, Five Fingers by Mark D: 02/20/2016

Five Fingers to Conundrum Creek by Mark D: 02/07/2015

Aspen - five fingers speedriding by Marty Johnson: 12/30/2014

The Expansion 2011 [Vol 1] by Vital Films: 01/12/2011

Find Nearby Zones

*All Mapped Areas are Approximations

tagged: Aspen, Elk Mountains, Pitkin County