There lives a man in Gothic Colorado named billy barr who is known as “The Snow Guardian.”  For the past 40 years billy has been meticulously taking snow measurements on his little backcountry property and recording them because “It was something to do.”screen-shot-2016-11-15-at-8-37-55-pm

Little did he know that his pet project would provide valuable decades old detailed accounts of snow levels researcher interested in the information.

Might get a little lonely with only the snow and the animals to keep billy company but the views are something else…screen-shot-2016-11-15-at-8-43-12-pm

Francis Xavier is a seasoned writer for Unofficial Networks, bringing a lifetime of outdoor experience to his work. Having lived in a ski resort town for years he has a deep connection to mountain culture....