‘Frostasaurus’: Elementary school students help name Colorado city’s snow plow fleet

Snow plow Stock photo of a snow plow. The city of Boulder on Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022, announced the winners of its second-annual snow plow naming contest. (Violeta Chalakova/Getty Images/iStockphoto)

BOULDER, Colo. — Attention, residents of Boulder, Colorado.

If “Grateful Sled” or “Snowba Fett” aren’t up to the task, look out for “Plowerina” and “Frostasaurus” to pick up the slack.

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The city of Boulder on Thursday announced the winners of its second-annual snowplow naming contest.

The winners were selected from more than 40 entries submitted by Boulder-area elementary school students, KDVR reported.

“Inspiring creativity around a routine topic like snow clearing is a fun and impactful way to connect with our younger community members,” Rene Lopez, the city’s business services supervisor, said in a prepared statement. “We hope to bring this contest back again and again.”

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The winning names will be featured on 10 city snowplows for the 2022-2023 snow season, and winners will be invited to take a photo with the snowplow they named, the city confirmed.

See the complete list of 2022-23 winners below:

  • Snow What?
  • Snow-caccino
  • Snowba Fett
  • Flurry
  • Frostasaurus
  • Snow Monster
  • Winter Wonder
  • Grateful Sled
  • Plowerina
  • Katy
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