Dan Davis left, and Isaac Gordon clear a path for cars after a large blue spruce tree fell in the roadway on the 1900 block of East Ninth Avenue, Monday, Dec. 17, 2012, in Spokane, Wash. "This is the biggest Christmas tree to come down this year," said Gordon. Avista Utilities reported more than 11,000 customers were without power Monday throughout its service areas due to heavy winds and inclement weather stretching from Colville and Chewelah to St. Maries, Sandpoint and the Palouse. (AP Photo/The Spokesman-Review, Colin Mulvany) COLIN MULVANY — AP