As the first director of the Stratton Mountain Ski School, Emo Henrich nurtured generations of young ski instructors. Emo brought Austrian culture to Vermont skiing, along with dozens of Austrian instructors each year. Being from Tyrol, Austria, Emo started the Stratton Mountain Boys, an internationally-renowned musical group that sang and played music from his native Tyrol. He played with the group for decades, playing guitar, singing, dancing.