Although the two-foot snow cover melted by October 15, cleanup efforts were impeded in the first days after the storm by the tangle of fallen trees, fallen branches and downed power lines: power grid crews could not reach the downed power lines because of fallen trees, and tree removal crews could not clear debris because of the dangers of the downed power lines. Even after roads were cleared and power was restored, the cleanup and restoration was estimated to take weeks or months.