12-02-2025
Revealed: Winners of MnDOT's 2025 'Name a Snowplow' contest
The votes have been tallied and the winners have been decided in the Minnesota Department of Transportation's annual "Name A Snowplow" contest.
Here are the eight new snowplow names for MnDOT vehicles in 2025:
We're Off To See The Blizzard (District 8, southwest Minnesota)
Snowtorious B.I.G. (District 4, west central Minnesota)
Plowabunga! (District 6, southeast Minnesota)
Anthony Sledwards (Metro District, Twin Cities)
You're Welcome (District 2, northwest Minnesota)
Don'tcha Snow (District 3, central Minnesota)
Skol Plow (District 1, northeast Minnesota)
I Came, I Thaw, I Conquered (District 7, south central Minnesota)
MnDOT says more than 23,400 people voted in this year's contest, down from 32,500 in last year's voting.
Some honorable mentions that didn't quite make the cut include:
Catch My Drift
Hot to Snow!
Just Scraping By
Chilly Eilish
867-530 Brine
Salt Me Baby One More Time
This marks the fifth annual contest held by MnDOT. Past winners are listed as follows:
Taylor Drift
Clark W. Blizzwald
Dolly Plowton
Waipahinte
Beyonsleigh
You're Killin' Me Squalls
Fast and Flurious
Barbie's Dream Plow
Yer a Blizzard, Harry
Blizzo
Clearopathra
Better Call Salt
Han Snowlo
Blader Tot Hotdish
Scoop! There It Is
Sleetwood Mac
Betty Whiteout
Ctrl Salt Delete
The Big Leplowski
Plowasaurus Rex
Scoop Dogg
Blizzard of Oz
No More Mr. Ice Guy
Edward Blizzardhands
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