Yule, whose win in Madonna di Campiglio in December 2018 was his only previous one on the FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup tour, took victory with a two-run time of 1min 35.60sec on the Canalone Miramonti course.

He led the way after the first run, in 47.56sec, and then posted the seventh best time of 48.04 in the second to seal victory.

Norway's Henrik Kristoffersen was 0.15 seconds behind in second place, while in-form Frenchman Clément Noël was a further 0.1 seconds back in third spot. 

"Yeah I’d love to have one ;a World Cup] here every day," Yule was reported as saying by Eurosport.

"The snow is amazing, the hill is always perfect, the food is good, the fans are amazing and it’s a night race so it’s just perfect for me."

Kristoffersen has leapfrogged Noël into top spot in the FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup men's slalom standings.

The Norwegian has 242 points to his name, with his French rival two behind in second.

Yule is third with 190 points.

France's Alexis Pinturault, fifth today, has moved back atop the overall World Cup standings with 475 points, one ahead of Norway's Aleksander Aamodt Kilde and four ahead of Kristoffersen.

The men's FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup is due to resume on Saturday (January 11), with a giant slalom event in Adelboden in Switzerland.

It will be followed by a slalom event on Sunday (January 12).