Abstract: A lightweight snowplow assembly for mounting to the front of a vehicle. The snowplow assembly is comprised of a V-shaped plow blade portion and a support structure. The plow blade portion includes a nose blade and adjacent side blades. Wear strip members are attached to the bottom of the blade portion and chute members are mounted to the top of each side blade. A mounting structure is attached to the support frame of the plow portion and is constructed and arranged to attach the snowplow assembly to the front of the vehicle. The mounting structure includes a mounting frame, a pair of bumper pads and top and bottom adjustable strap members. The strap members are attached to predetermined positions above and below the bumper of the vehicle.