November 23, 2025 – Denver, CO — Winter storms present a significant operational challenge at Denver International Airport (DEN), one of the busiest airports in the world. Serving nearly 58 million passengers annually and receiving an average of 57 inches of snow each year, the airport must keep thousands of travelers moving safely while maintaining hundreds of acres of roads, sidewalks, parking facilities, and pedestrian areas.
To help improve winter operations, Denver International Airport installed HeatTrak Snow Melting Mats at several high-priority pedestrian locations, allowing those areas to remain clear of snow and ice automatically while maintenance personnel focus their efforts elsewhere on the airport campus.
“Our maintenance crews have an enormous amount of ground to cover during a snowstorm,” said James Blavin, Electrical Engineer at Denver International Airport. “Certain entrances and walkways experience constant pedestrian traffic and require immediate attention. By installing HeatTrak mats in these critical locations, we can keep those areas clear automatically while deploying our maintenance staff to other parts of the airport that still require manual snow removal.”
HeatTrak’s electrically heated snow melting mats continuously melt snow and ice on contact at rates of up to two inches per hour, providing a reliable heated walking surface throughout a storm without requiring constant monitoring or repeated snow removal.
“Large facilities like airports are always looking for ways to make better use of their maintenance resources,” said Hillel Glazer, CEO of HeatTrak. “Our mats aren’t intended to replace snow removal crews—they make those crews more efficient. By automatically protecting the highest-priority pedestrian areas, maintenance teams can dedicate their time and equipment to roadways, parking lots, service areas, and other locations that still require active snow removal. It’s a smarter way to allocate resources while improving passenger safety.”
HeatTrak is the original inventor of portable snow melting mats and now has more than 1,000,000 mats in use throughout North America. Available in 120V, 208V, and 240V configurations, the mats plug into standard electrical service and melt snow and ice automatically as it falls. HeatTrak systems are used by airports, transportation agencies, hospitals, universities, manufacturers, and commercial facilities to improve pedestrian safety while reducing labor demands and winter maintenance costs.
“Our priority is providing a safe experience for every passenger traveling through the airport,” Blavin said. “HeatTrak has become another tool that helps us accomplish that while allowing our maintenance crews to work more efficiently during winter storms.”
HeatTrak is the developer and primary manufacturer of outdoor heated matting products. Founded in 2004, the company’s products are an efficient, convenient, and economical way to eliminate snow and ice accumulation around the workplace. More than 1,000,000 mats are in use throughout North America at facilities that include Fortune 500 companies, hospitals, and universities. Read more about HeatTrak and the company’s complete range of solutions at https://heattrak.com/
Contact: questions@heattrak.com
Website: https://heattrak.com/
