At the 42nd Annual International Aviation Snow Symposium on April 30th, 2008 in Buffalo, NY; awards were presented to the "Snow Crews" of the airports in the Snow Belt for their dedicated efforts in maintaining their airports in safe and operational status during the 2007 - 2008 winter season. This is the 32nd consecutive year that such awards have been presented. All categories of airports - Commercial, General Aviation and Military - compete for these awards.

Applications are submitted by the airport operators on behalf of the local work force in recognition of their efforts in keeping the airports operationally safe at all times. Recommendations for selection may come from the users of airports, airlines, pilots, general aviation, the military and the entire aviation community. In addition, the members of the Awards Selection Committee provide feedback from their own organizations as to the performance of competing airports.

The 2007 - 2008 awards were presented to the following airports :

Military Winner 509th Civil Engineer Squadron Whiteman AFB Missouri
Honorable Mention 75th Civil Engineering Squadron Hill AFB Utah

Small General Aviation ( Less than 50,000 operations per year )
Winner - Niagara Falls Int’l Airport, Niagara Falls, New York
Honorable Mention - Southwest Michigan Regional Airport, Benton Harbor, MI

Large General Aviation ( Over 50,000 operations per year )
Winner - Centennial Airport, Englewood, Colorado
Honorable Mention - L.G. Hanscom Field, Bedford, Massachusetts

Small Commercial ( Less than 100,000 operations per year )
Winner - Muskegon County Airport, Muskegon, Michigan

Medium Commercial ( 100,000 to 200,000 operations per year )
Winner - Buffalo Niagara International Airport, Buffalo, New York
Honorable Mention - Gerald R. Ford International Airport, Grand Rapids, MI

Large Commercial ( Over 200,000 operations per year )
Winner - Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, Montreal, Canada