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Renowned Aspen telemark skier Nick DeVore broke his femur after being caught in a backcountry avalanche Thursday morning, authorities said.
DeVore, 25, was to undergo surgery Thursday afternoon at Aspen Valley Hospital, said Pitkin County Sheriff’s Deputy Rene Rayton.
DeVore was skiing with a four-member party, which had snowmobiled from Aspen Mountain to Richmond Ridge to the Taylor Pass area, Rayton said. DeVore was skiing solo, however, when he got caught in a slide estimated to be 550 to 600 feet long in the M&M Chutes, located on the mountainside above Ashcroft, Rayton said.
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