Liam Lemieux struggles back up the hill after sliding down during the first big snowstorm of the season on Monday at Williams Playground in Augusta.

John Rosa climbs in to start his car while cleaning it off during the first big snowstorm of the season on Monday in Hallowell.

John Barrows clears a Water Street sidewalk during the first big snowstorm of the season on Monday in downtown Augusta.

A snow blower operator is framed by holiday decorations while clearing the sidewalk between Market Square and the Olde Federal Building during the first big snowstorm of the season on Monday on Water Street in downtown Augusta.

Framed in the Vickery Café's holiday decoration, Tyler Barrows and his father John Barrows shovel the sidewalks during the first big snowstorm of the season on Monday on Water Street in downtown Augusta. John Barrows said that they are hired by building owners to clear the snow. Traffic was light around 8:30 a.m. since the state offices, such as the Center for Disease Control and Prevention across the street in Key Plaza, weren't opening until 10 a.m.

David Vo uses a broom to knock off the snow that covered the canopy in the front of his DK Nails shop on Main Street in downtown Waterville on Monday.

John Sanford Sr. clears snow in downtown Waterville on Monday.

Two Waterville Public Works snowplow operators work side by side to clear snow from College Avenue on Monday.

Robert Markowski shovels the snow left from snowplows in front of his driveway in Benton on Monday.

Justin Larrabee knocks snow off of the Christmas trees for sale at Hallowell Seafood and Produce before shoveling around them during the first big snowstorm of the season on Monday on Water Street in downtown Hallowell. Larrabee said that it was easier last year when there wasn't much snow in December.

A flock of turkeys in Augusta accept a handout during Monday's storm.

Korvyn Veilleux and his stepfather Edward Hoyt worked together to clear snow from a driveway in Fairfield on Monday.

After running out of gas for his snowblower, Jim Haskell walked his bike to the store in Skowhegan during the snowstorm on Monday.

A driver waits in his car for a wrecker after sliding off the snow-covered Cushman Road in Winslow and coming to a stop against a utility pole on Monday.

Sean Lawrence shovels snow from the steps leading into the Sacred Heart Church in Waterville on Monday.