Ryan Brennecke / The BulletinAn employee with the Deschutes County Road Department uses a grader to clear snow along a section of the Cascades Lakes Highway near Elk Lake on Tuesday. A southern section of the highway that is normally closed this time of year from the Deschutes Bridge, located between Crane Prairie Reservoir and Lava Lake, to Elk Lake Resort will be open today.

Ryan Brennecke / The Bulletin

An employee with the Deschutes County Road Department uses a grader to clear snow along a section of the Cascades Lakes Highway near Elk Lake on Tuesday. A southern section of the highway that is normally closed this time of year from the Deschutes Bridge, located between Crane Prairie Reservoir and Lava Lake, to Elk Lake Resort will be open today.