Dry ice starts disappearing the moment it's made — and in Phoenix heat it disappears faster than anywhere else you've bought it. Alpine delivers Phoenix-produced dry ice to your door in insulated Alpine totes, on the schedule you set, from the same crew that runs it through a Cold Jet every week. The right pellet for the job, and a real person who answers.
We've been on the buying side of dry ice for years — running it through our own blasting equipment, watching it sublimate in a hot van, learning the hard way which pellet does what. That's the supplier we built.
Your dry ice arrives in insulated Alpine totes, delivered by Alpine — not left on a dock in the sun, not picked up across town on someone else's hours.
Dry ice made locally and delivered locally spends less time sublimating in transit than product trucked in from out of state — more of what you paid for is still solid when it arrives.
3mm for blasting, 5/8" for cooling and shipping — and an honest answer about which you actually need, from people who run both through their own equipment.
Set up a weekly, biweekly or monthly delivery once and stop thinking about it — or order as you need it. Standard turnaround is next-day — either way, you know when it's coming.
Call or text and reach someone who can actually answer — quote within 4 business hours, no portal, no account setup before you can see a price.
Because we blast with it, we can size your order to the job and tell you how to store it so you're not paying for product that turned to gas overnight.
Pellet size isn't cosmetic — it decides how the dry ice behaves. Small pellets flow and clean; large pellets last. Pick by what you're doing, not by what's on the shelf.
The media we run in our own Cold Jet PCS 60. Flows cleanly through blasting equipment and reaches fine detail without abrading the surface underneath.
The workhorse for cooling and cold chain. Larger pellets have less surface area per pound, so they hold up longer in coolers, shippers and insulated totes.
Need blocks, slabs or a volume outside the usual? Tell us what the job needs. If we can supply it we'll quote it; if we can't, we'll tell you straight and point you to who can.
Dry ice doesn't melt — it sublimates straight to gas, and it's doing that from the second it's produced. Heat, airflow and surface area set the pace. Plan around them.
| Where it sits | Typical loss | What that means |
|---|---|---|
| Closed, well-insulated tote or cooler | ~5–10 lb per 24 hours | The industry planning figure. Our insulated totes are built for this — keep the lid down. |
| Insulated, but opened often | Toward the high end — or past it | Every opening dumps the cold CO₂ blanket sitting on the ice. Grab what you need in one go. |
| Open air, truck bed, loading dock in summer | Hours, not days | Phoenix heat plus airflow is the worst case. Don't stage it outside. |
| 3mm blasting pellets vs. ⅝" pellets | Small pellets go faster | More surface area per pound. Buy blasting media as close to the job as you can; buy ⅝" when it needs to hold. |
Our rule of thumb: order for the day you'll use it, not the week. Recurring deliveries exist precisely so you can buy fresh and often instead of big and early. Not sure how much a job or a shipment needs? Tell us what it's for — sizing orders is something we do for ourselves every week.
Blasting media delivered on a schedule, from people who know what a stockout costs mid-job.
Processing, frozen transport and shipping — plus the plant cleaning that uses the same ice.
Specimens, biologics and temperature-sensitive shipments that can't arrive warm.
Cooling, transport, fog effects and the freezer-failure call at 4pm on a Friday.
Extraction, dry sift and bubble hash, freeze drying, cold storage and cleaning the equipment afterward.
Shrink-fitting, deburring, process cooling — and in-place equipment cleaning when you'd rather we did it.
Dry ice is safe to work with every day — we do — as long as you take two things seriously: it is cold enough to injure skin on contact, and it turns into CO₂ gas that displaces the air you breathe. Here's what every buyer should know.
We're built for delivered commercial orders — from a few hundred pounds up to recurring programs. Tell us your volume. If an order is smaller than we can deliver economically, we'll say so and point you to the right option rather than quote you something that doesn't make sense.
Across the Phoenix metro — Phoenix, Scottsdale, Tempe, Mesa, Chandler, Gilbert, Glendale, Peoria and surrounding communities. Standard delivery is next-day. Same-day is sometimes possible — if you need it today, call (480) 256-8092 right away and we will tell you immediately whether we can support it. Recurring deliveries are set up once and then just show up on your schedule.
3mm (⅛") pellets are blasting media — they flow through a dry ice blaster and reach fine detail. ⅝" standard pellets are for cooling and shipping — larger pellets have less surface area, so they last longer in a cooler or shipper. If you're not sure, tell us what you're doing with it; we run both through our own equipment and will tell you straight.
In a closed, well-insulated container the industry planning figure is roughly 5 to 10 pounds lost per 24 hours — faster in Phoenix heat, faster still every time the lid opens, and much faster for small blasting pellets than for large pellets or blocks. Our rule: order for the day you'll use it, not the week.
In an insulated container that is not airtight — dry ice turns to CO₂ gas as it sublimates, and a sealed container can rupture. Keep it in a ventilated area, never in a closed room or vehicle cab, and keep the lid closed between uses. Our insulated totes are designed for exactly this.
Yes. If you run a dry ice blaster, we'll supply your media — we know what a shift burns and what a stockout costs mid-job. Recurring supply for contractors is one of the main reasons this service exists.
Yes — that's our core business. If you're buying dry ice to clean equipment, it's worth a conversation about whether it's cheaper to have our crew and Cold Jet PCS 60 do the job than to buy media, rent a machine and staff it yourself. See manufacturing, food processing or fire restoration.
By the pound, with volume pricing — the per-pound price comes down as your monthly volume goes up. Send us your volume and schedule and you'll have a quote within 4 business hours. The quote is the price.
Based in Tempe, delivering throughout the Valley. Outside the metro? Tell us where and how much — for recurring volume we'll work out a route.
Standard delivery is next-day. Need it today? Call right away — same-day is sometimes possible and we'll tell you immediately. (480) 256-8092
Tell us your volume, your schedule and what it's for. We'll recommend the pellet, size the order and quote within 4 business hours — and the quote is the price.
We'll respond with pricing and a delivery slot within 4 hours. Need it sooner? Call (480) 256-8092.