Voting opens for MnDOT Name a Snowplow contest

Online voting is now open for MnDOT’s third annual “Name a Snowplow” contest.

More than 10,400 names suggested by the public have been pared down to 60.

Among the finalists:

Ain’t my First Snowdeo

Alice Scooper

Best in Snow

Better Call Salt

Bobsled Dylan

Camp Scoopy

Clearopathra

For Cold Times’ Sake

Harmon Chillebrew

I Came, I Thaw, I Conquered

It’s a Squall World After All

Kim KarDashing Thru the Snow

Melton John

Mary Tyler More Snow

Point of Snow Return

Queen El-ice-abeth II

Say it Ain’t Snow

Sleetwood Mac

Taylor Drift

To vote, go to mndot.gov/nameasnowlplow

Voting ends on Feb. 3^rd.

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(MnDOT release: )

Voting is now open for the 2022-23 “Name a Snowplow” contest, the Minnesota Department of Transportation announced today. The top eight vote-getters will become MnDOT snowplow names – one named snowplow for each MnDOT district.

Minnesotans can see all the finalist names and vote now at mndot.gov/nameasnowplow. Voting will be open through Friday, Feb. 3. Individuals will be able to vote once and select up to eight of their favorite names.

MnDOT received more than 10,400 snowplow name submissions in December. MnDOT staff and leadership reviewed the ideas and selected 60 finalists for public voting. The agency considered a variety of factors when selecting the finalists, including uniqueness, frequency of submissions, Minnesota-specific ideas, and names that would be easily identifiable and understandable to most audiences.

In early February, MnDOT will announce the eight winning names and areas where the newly named snowplows will be located.

This is the third year that MnDOT has invited the public to help name a group of the state’s 800-plus snowplows.