The 27-year-old snowboarder from Warrandyte, Melbourne, recorded his fourth X-Games victory with a number of impressive runs in the Aspen halfpipe, to finish ahead of Japanese riders Ayumu Hirano in second place, with his younger brother Kaishu Hirano in third.

Making his X-Games debut, 16-year-old teen sensation Valentino Guseli from Dalmeny in NSW finished in sixth place, with his highest score coming in the first run.

“It’s hard to put words on this honestly, after last week in Laax which was upsetting and I just wanted to bounce back," Scotty said.

"I love Aspen and I love this pipe. Ayumu is an amazing opponent and the rest of the field, I knew I had to bring my best so I am absolutely thrilled.”

Scotty is Australia’s most successful male snowboarder to date. The Olympic bronze medallist in 2018 has a collection of X-Games medals (four gold, two silver, one bronze), 11 FIS (International Ski Federation) World Cup medals (six gold, four silver, one bronze) and four World Championship medals, including three gold.

Earlier in Aspen Tess Coady finished in sixth place in the snowboard slopestyle event.

The X-Games is the final event for Scotty, Valentino and Tess before the Olympic Winter Games in Beijing, China.