Oh, For Sleet’s Ske and Flurrious George are the two top voter-getters in the Minnesota Department of Transportation’s Name a Snowplow contest this year. The two garnered more than 18,800 votes in February.
A total of eight winners were picked and they feature names with puns as well as references to popular music and movies.
“We’re so thankful to the Minnesotans who have helped submit and select new and creative snowplow names for our agency,” said MnDOT Commissioner Nancy Daubenberger, in a statement. “Let’s remember it’s not just the plows, it’s also about the more than 1,600 Minnesota snowplow operators who keep us safe, and our roads cleared all winter long. Please slow down and give the operators of Sled Zepplin, The Life of a Snowgirl and all of Minnesota’s other snowplows plenty of space to clear roads safely every time it snows.”
The public was invited to submit names in December. MnDOT received more than 67,500 submissions which were narrowed down by agency staff to 30 finalists.
MnDOT now has 52 named snowplows which include Plowy McPlowFace, Betty Whiteout and Taylor Drift. The 2025 winner was Anthony Sledwards, likely in honor of Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards. 48 of the snowplows have been named through the contest, with four others named by MnDOT staff in acknowledgement of highways the state plows adjacent to tribal lands.
The top eight snowplow names, in order of amount of votes received and the districts their snowplow will serve are:
• Oh, For Sleet’s Sake – District 3 (Central Minnesota).
• Flurrious George – District 6 (Southeast Minnesota).
• Sled Zeppelin – District 2 (Northwest Minnesota).
• K Pop Blizzard Hunter – District 8 (Southwest Minnesota).
• Minne-Snow-ta – District 1 (Northeast Minnesota).
• Every Day I’m Shovelin’ – District 7 (South Central Minnesota).
• O Brother, Where Art Plow? – District 4 (West Central Minnesota).
• The Life of a Snowgirl – Metro (Twin Cities).
All 30 finalists for 2026 can be found at dot.state.mn.us/nameasnowplow.
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