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Finalists announced, voting opens for MnDOT's Name a Snowplow contest

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Han Snowlo was one of the winning names in the 2022-23 MnDOT Name a Snowplow contest. Voting is now open for this winter's contest.
Courtesy Minnesota Department of Transportation

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K Pop Blizzard Hunter, Bob Chillin’ and Don’t Flurry, Be Happy: Those are three of the 30 finalists announced Thursday as voting opened for the Minnesota Department of Transportation’s annual “Name a Snowplow” contest.

As shown by the names listed above — music is a common theme among the finalists. There are also nods to pop culture of the past year, such as Six-Sleddin’, Six-Sleddin’.

Politics and current events are not represented. When collecting submissions earlier this winter, MnDOT had said it would not consider “politically inspired” names.

The 30 finalists were picked from more than 6,700 entries. Voting continues online until noon on Feb. 13.

The top eight vote-getters will go on state snowplows across Minnesota — one in each of MnDOT’s eight districts. It’s the sixth winter that the agency has conducted the contest.

Past winners include Betty Whiteout, Han Snowlo and Plow Bunyan. Find a complete list of this year’s finalists and past years’ winners below.

people pose in front of a snowplow
Gov. Tim Walz joins MnDOT employees at the agency's event revealing the winners of the 2024-25 Name a Snowplow contest on Feb. 12, 2025. The winning names includes "Anthony Sledwards" — a tribute to the Timberwolves star.
Nicole Ki | MPR News file

  • 867-530 Brine

  • AI: Arctic Intelligence

  • Below Zero Hero

  • Bob Chillin’

  • Don’t Flurry, Be Happy

  • Every Day I’m Shovelin’

  • Feelin’ Salty

  • Flurrious George

  • Here We Snow Again

  • I Got Friends In Snow Places

  • Jon Bon Snowi

  • Just Scraping By

  • K Pop Blizzard Hunter

  • KaPlow!

  • Lake Snowbegone

  • LL Cool Blade

  • Minne-Snow-ta

  • Mission: Impassable

  • Mr. Plow

  • O Brother, Where Art Plow?

  • Oh, For Sleet's Sake

  • Plowin’ In The Wind

  • Salt Shaker

  • Say It Ain’t Snow

  • Six-Sleddin’, Six-Sleddin’

  • Sled Zeppelin

  • The Life Of A Snowgirl

  • The North Plow

  • Walter Whiteout

  • Whiteout Warrior

Plowy McPlowFace
Plowy McPlowFace.
MnDOT

Past MnDOT Name a Snowplow contest winners

Winter 2020-21

  • Plowy McPlowFace

  • Ope, Just Gonna Plow Right Past Ya

  • Duck Duck Orange Truck

  • Plow Bunyan

  • Snowbi Wan Kenobi

  • F. Salt Fitzgerald

  • Darth Blader

  • The Truck Formerly Known As Plow

Winter 2021-22

  • Betty Whiteout

  • Ctrl Salt Delete

  • The Big Leplowski

  • Plowasaurus Rex

  • Scoop Dogg

  • Blizzard of Oz

  • No More Mr. Ice Guy

  • Edward Blizzardhands

Winter 2022-23

  • Yer a Blizzard, Harry

  • Blizzo

  • Clearopathtra

  • Better Call Salt

  • Han Snowlo

  • Blader Tot Hotdish

  • Scoop! There it is

  • Sleetwood Mac

    A snowplow is named Barbie's Dream Plow.
    New snowplow names, including Barbie's Dream Plow, are revealed at a Minnesota Department of Transportation press conference on Jan. 30, 2024.
    Ellie Roth | MPR News file

Winter 2023-24

  • Taylor Drift

  • Clark W. Blizzwald

  • Dolly Plowton

  • Waipahiƞte (Dakota word for “snowplow”)

  • Beyonsleigh

  • You’re Killin’ Me Squalls

  • Fast and Flurrious

  • Barbie’s Dream Plow

Winter 2024-25

  • We’re Off To See The Blizzard 

  • Snowtorious B.I.G.

  • Plowabunga! 

  • Anthony Sledwards 

  • You’re Welcome

  • Don’tcha Snow 

  • Skol Plow

  • I Came, I Thaw, I Conquered