Killington used terrain based learning in conjunction with the new beginner skis .
Killington increased the number of first - timers who return for more days on snow to 98 percent ( national rate was 17 percent ) and won the NSAA Conversion Challenge for 2015 .
Using terrain based learning in conjunction with the new beginner skis , Killington increased the number of first - timers who return for more days on snow to 98 percent ( national rate was 17 percent ) and won the NSAA Conversion Challenge for 2015 .