the present invention comprises a pneumatic ice transport system having a primary ice reservoir and a blower connected to a venturi . the ice reservoir includes an ice dispensing mechanism for dispensing of ice there from into an ice flow tube . the venturi suction intake is connected by a tube to the discharge end of the ice chute . the outlet of the venturi is connected to a tube for directing the ice to a remote location . in operation , the blower provides a large volume of relatively low pressure air to the venturi . a heat exchanger can be connected between the outlet of the blower and the air inlet of the venturi . in a preferred embodiment , the heat exchanger uses forced air and melt water from the primary storage bin to cool the air stream produced by the blower . the heat exchanger serves to lower the temperature of that air to at or below ambient . the ice and the associated transport structures of the present invention through which the ice is transported , can also be maintained in a sanitary condition through the use , separately , or in combination , of ozone , chlorine or microbially resistant plastics .