There were also three other United States podium finishes.

Walsh, a 21-year-old who only made his World Cup debut last month, has impressed in the technical standing events in recent weeks, claiming a slalom title among several other podium finishes.

He performed superbly on Aspen Mountain to claim a maiden giant slalom triumph in 1min 36.68sec.

“I’m a small guy so I think that attributes to be more advantageous on the technical hill,” he said.

“This course has a lot of rollers and fall-away turns and I think that’s where I have an opportunity to succeed more than just on a flatter course.”

Australia’s double Paralympian Mitchell Gourley was second in 1:37.99 and Russia’s world champion Aleksei Bugaev took the bronze medal in 1:38.03.

Kurka recovered from a fifth-place first run to claim victory in the men’s sitting class in 1:41.53.

The 24-year-old led his World Cup debutant team-mate Joshua Elliott into second in 1:42.11 and Japan’s Taiki Morii was third in 1:42.95.

France’s world and Paralympic gold medallist Marie Bochet continued her unbeaten season run with a comfortable standing victory in 1:43.78, beating America's Alana Ramsay and Canada's Stephanie Jallen by nearly 10 seconds. 

“It’s been an amazing season for me," said Bochet.

“I’m very happy because I know how much progress I’ve made this winter and that I can do my best skiing in this race, which is my goal for this winter."

Another Japanese skier, Momoka Muraoka, claimed the gold medal in the women’s sitting class.

That continued her run of World Cup podium-finishes with an impressive victory in 1:55.51 over Germany’s Paralympic bronze medallist Anna-Lena Forster and Aermcia's Laurie Stephens, who clocked 1:59.70 and 2:00.02 respectively.

Italian points leader Giacomo Bertagnolli, guided by Fabrizio Casal, picked up his third giant slalom victory of the season in the men’s visually impaired class.

He won in 1:39.52 ahead of Russia’s world champion Valerii Redkozubov. who was guided to 1:41.33 by Evgeny Geroev.

Spain’s Yon Santacana Maiztegui, guided by Miguel Galindo, was third in 1:47.27.

Teenager Menna Fitzpatrick led an all-British podium in the women’s visually impaired class with guide Jennifer Kehoe.

The 17-year-old won in 1:51.81 for a third World Cup victory of the season after she twice finished atop the podium in St. Moritz last month.

Millie Knight, another youngster at 17, was second in 1:58.75 with guide Mike Abromowitz.

Sochi 2014 super-G champion Kelly Gallagher claimed third with new guide, Gary Smith, in 1:58.84.

The last giant slalom races of the season are due to place tomorrow before the speed events begin on Tuesday (March 1).