Ottertail Polar Plunge 

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The Ottertail Plunge has raised over $333,939 in its 4-year history. In 2023, 164 Plungers raised $76,924!
Plunge timeslots open approximately three days before the in-person Plunge date. Any teams/individual participants not signed up by noon on the Friday before the Plunge will be automatically assigned a timeslot.
A shuttle will be available from 10:45 AM through the end of the Plunge. Shuttle buses are free to all participants and spectators. The bus will run approximately every 15 minutes from The Otter to the Plunge site and back.

IN LOVING MEMORY OF SCOTT BACKSTROM

Scott Backstrom played a key role in making the Otter Tail Plunge a success, serving on the event planning committee since its inception in 2020. In just four years, Scott raised over $11,600 for Special Olympics Minnesota by taking the Polar Plunge. Scott embodied what it meant to embrace the cold and give back to his community. This year’s Plunge won’t be the same without him, but his legacy will live on forever.