Over 100 snow fighters completed MnDOT's Snowplow Operator Training last month. The two-week training teaches safety measures, plowing techniques and best practices. One exercise involves maneuvering the plow through a cone rodeo. An additional 100 operators will attend a second training in the coming weeks. Since 2004, MnDOT has trained more than 1,700 snow fighters at SPOT. | Minnesota Department of Transportation

How do you become a MnDOT snowplow operator? The journey begins with a two-week training session hosted at Camp Ripley in Little Falls. Trainees learn about safety measures, plowing techniques and best practices. Interested in joining the team? www.mn.gov/mmb/careers/ | Minnesota Department of Transportation

Our maintenance crews continue to prepare for winter weather. Part of that includes training on operating a snow plow. Here's a look at some of that training as they maneuver the plow through an obstacle course on a closed course at our Mount Vernon maintenance facility in Skagit County. | WSDOT