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Voting begins to help MnDOT name 8 snowplows statewide

A Minnesota Department of Transportation snowplow clears snow on the shoulder of a highway.
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A Minnesota Department of Transportation snowplow clears snow on the shoulder of a highway.

According to a news release, MnDOT received more than 7,300 name submissions in December. Staff reviewed the suggestions to help select 50 finalists for public voting.

Voting is now open on the list of finalists for the 2024-25 Name a Snowplow contest, the Minnesota Department of Transportation announced Tuesday, Jan. 28.

The top eight vote-getters will become new MnDOT snowplow names, one new name for each MnDOT district.

Vote now at mndot.gov/nameasnowplow.

Voting will remain open through noon Feb. 7. Individuals will be able to vote once and select up to eight of their favorite names.

According to a news release, MnDOT received more than 7,300 snowplow name submissions in December, and staff reviewed the suggestions to help select 50 finalists for public voting. The agency considered a variety of factors, including uniqueness, frequency of submissions, Minnesota-specific ideas and names that would be easily identifiable and understandable to most audiences.

Winning names will be announced in February. The agency encouraged Minnesotans to follow @mndot on Facebook, X and Instagram for updates on the contest.

This is MnDOT’s fifth Name a Snowplow contest. In addition to the 32 named snowplows selected through previous contests, MnDOT staff have also helped to name four additional snowplows: Giiwedin-The North Wind; Goonodaabaan-Snow Vehicle (both Ojibwe); Icamna-Blizzard and Wakta!-Watch Out! (both Dakota) in acknowledgment of the highways the state plows adjacent to tribal lands.

This year's 50 finalists

  • 867-530 Brine
  • A Little Salty
  • Aaron Brrrr, Sir
  • Accumulus Removeus
  • Albert Icestein
  • Anthony Sledwards
  • Austin Plowers
  • Best In Snow
  • Blizzard Buster
  • Bob Chillin’
  • Brrrtha
  • Catch My Drift
  • Chilly Eilish
  • De-Iceman Cometh
  • Don’tcha Snow
  • Flake Superior
  • Frosty The Snowplow
  • Hot To Snow!
  • I Came, I Thaw, I Conquered
  • In My Blizzard Era
  • James J. Chill
  • Joe Plower
  • Just Scraping By
  • Lady Slippery
  • Land of 10,000 Snows
  • Little Plow on the Prairie
  • L’Plow du Nord
  • Make Snowbegone
  • Meltin’ John
  • MinneSNOWta N’ice
  • Miracle On Ice
  • No Business Like Snow Business
  • Oh Snow You Didn’t!
  • Orange Peeler
  • Plowabunga!
  • Plowin’ In The Wind
  • Plower Power
  • Rudy GoBrrr
  • Salt Me Baby One More Time
  • Say It Ain't Snow
  • SKOL Plow
  • Snow Big Deal
  • Snow Country For Cold Men
  • Snow Place Like Home
  • Snowtorious B.I.G.
  • Sub Zero Hero
  • The North Plow
  • We’re Off To See The Blizzard
  • Winter Warrior
  • You’re Welcome