The 21-year-old former X-Games silver medalist has beaten a world class field to win gold at the Aspen Open.

It's perfect timing for Porteous who has the World Championships in a fortnight.

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15 Mar: Success on the slopes for New Zealand in Europe overnight - Zoi Sadowski-Synnott has clinched the Crystal Globe as the top performing snowboarder over the season after winning the Slopestyle World Cup finale in Austria

22 Feb: Kiwi alpine ski racer Alice Robinson has claimed a 15th world cup podium of her career with second at the latest giant slalom event in Italy

14 Feb: To the alpine world skiing championships on the slopes of Saalbach in Austria..

07 Feb: Going big early on has proven a winning formula for snowboarder Zoi at the latest World Cup Big Air meet in Colorado

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