Utility crews work Friday evening along Garfield Road in Auburn to restore power. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal

A pine tree completely blocks access to a home Friday on Garfield Road in Auburn. Widespread damage occurred to trees and power lines in the area during Thursday’s snowstorm. Some areas are expected to be without power until early next week. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal

A large tree lies Friday across the Lost Valley access road, cutting off electricity to the Auburn ski area. The mountain plans to open over the weekend following the April snowstorm. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal

A car passes under a downed tree and power lines Friday on Garfield Road in Auburn. Widespread damage occurred to trees and power lines in the area during Thursday’s snowstorm. Some areas are expected to be without power until early next week.

Jennifer Campbell prepares a bottle Friday for her 8-month-old daughter, Rylee, using a portable stove at their Sabattus home. The power outage from Thursday’s storm prompted Campbell to search through her backpacking for the stove. Her family has been struggling with outages during almost every storm this winter. They have been perfecting their system, including storing their food in a plastic bin in a snowbank outside.  Andree Kehn/Sun Journal

Adam Meserve, left, helps Lost Valley owner Scott Shanaman plug in power cords to a generator outside the lodge in Auburn after a large tree fell onto power lines on the access road cutting power to the business. The generators are keeping the refrigerators and sump pumps running. The mountain plans to open Saturday and Sunday for “bonus days” following this week’s snowstorm. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal

Mike Thibault yanks Friday on the pull cord of his generator at his home in Poland. The machine was given to him by his mother, who used just once 26 years ago during the ice storm of 1998. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal

Wendy Schlotterbeck stands Friday near her Tesla battery that has been powering her Auburn home since she lost electricity during Thursday’s snowostorm. She has an app on her phone that shows exactly how much power each of the panels in her array is supplying at any time. She put in a second solar array on her roof last summer that powers a battery in her basement. The battery powers her lights, television, hot water heater and more. “If you only have solar power and you don’t have the battery, it doesn’t benefit you when the grid goes out,” she said. “My solar battery is keeping my routines unchanged, and my wood stove keeps my house toasty.” Andree Kehn/Sun Journal