Billy barr reclusive mountain man has taken daily records of snow fall for over 45 years.

GOTHIC, CO - JANUARY: billy barr points to some data in one of his many notebooks from April 2005 that is filled with handwritten and hand gathered information by billy barr at his remote cabin on January 9, 2018 in Gothic, Colorado. barr, who is a reclusive mountain man, and who prefers having his name in lowercase letters, has become a legendary citizen scientist who has been collecting a trove of invaluable data from his remote home in Gothic, Colorado. The 67 year old has logged notebooks full of snow levels, temperatures and animal migration observations since 1972 providing a critical look at the areas long-term environmental and climate change trends. He takes meticulous daily records from his fully solar-powered cabin deep in the woods outside of Crested Butte in the small town of Gothic. In this notebook from left to right he has: the date, temperature, sky conditions, wind direction, new snow at sunrise, new snow at sunset, total snow for the day, snow year to date, total snow pack, snowpack on the ground and any animals or birds seen that day. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post via Getty Images)