Emergency officials began assessing the damage from this week’s barrage of sleet, snow and freezing rain Saturday as more than 100,000 Kansans were still without power.

While many Kansans fled to shelters or endured falling temperatures in dark homes, others found much to like about the storm. In Winfield, Debbie Biby shot three rolls of film.

“Every morning it’s a shocker,” she said. “It’s hard for me to believe something so devastating could be so beautiful.”

About 132,000 people were still without power as of Saturday afternoon, said Joy Moser, spokeswoman for the Kansas Adjutant General’s Office. That’s down from the more than 400,000 who lost power at some point during the three-day storm that began Tuesday.

Officials assessing damage to the state’s infrastructure began in the Kansas City area Saturday and were working their way south, Moser said.

About 22,000 customers of Westar Energy, the state’s largest electricity supplier, were still without power Saturday afternoon, the company said.

More than 1,200 workers, aided by out-of-state crews, worked to repair damaged lines and equipment, the company said. Work will continue into this week, Westar said.

Some customers of smaller providers and co-ops may have to wait as long as two weeks before power is restored, said J.D. Sanders, manager of purchasing and member services for Caney Valley Electric Co-op, Cedar Vale.

Some of the ice that pulled down trees and blanketed houses, streets and lawns melted Saturday as temperatures rose above freezing. Forecasters said lows should fall into the teens and lower through midweek. There’s a chance for light snow in parts of north-central Kansas on Monday and Tuesday in the northeast and southwest, forecasters said.

Gov. Bill Graves has declared a state of emergency for 22 counties, mainly in the southeast area of the state. The governor ordered the Kansas Division of Emergency Management to help local communities deal with the storm.

Butler, Leavenworth and Lyon counties, not included in Graves’ order, have declared local states of emergency.

The Sweeney Family of Olathe pulled their sofa nearer their gas fireplace this weekend, braving 48 hours without electricity. As temperatures plummeted overnight, they roasted hot dogs over the fire and cooked soup on a camp stove.