Wild shredders support outdoor recreation for everybody
JULIE ENGLER | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 4 months, 1 week AGO
The Shred Spirit Award was presented to Chance Cooke by Julie Tickle and Erich Spitz at the Shred Fest ceremony in the Spruce Lot on Saturday. (Julie Engler/Whitefsih PIlot)
James Pyke and Chance Cooke each completed 11 uphill laps at DREAM Adaptive Recreation's Shred Fest Saturday. (Julie Engler/Whitefish Pilot)
The WAD SQUAD won the adventure challenge at DREAM's 7th annual Shred Fest on Saturday. (Julie Engler/Whitefish Pilot)
Members of the DREAM team at the Shred Fest celebration. (Julie Engler/Whitefish Pilot)
Wild revelers at the Shred Fest on Saturday. (Julie Engler/Whitefish Pilot)
Wild revelers at the Shred Fest on Saturday. (Julie Engler/Whitefish Pilot)
Wild revelers at the Shred Fest on Saturday. (Julie Engler/Whitefish Pilot)
Duke Goss was the top individual fundraiser for DREAM Adaptive Recreation's Shred Fest on Saturday at Whitefish Mountain Resort. (Julie Engler/Whitefish Pilot)
One wild participant at the Shred Fest on Saturday. (Julie Engler/Whitefish Pilot)
Julie Engler covers Whitefish City Hall and writes community features for the Whitefish Pilot. She earned master's degrees in fine arts and education from the University of Montana. She can be reached at [email protected] or 406-882-3505. | March 25, 2026 1:00 AM
DREAM Adaptive Recreation’s seventh annual Shred Fest brought some wild characters to Whitefish Mountain Resort Saturday, with participants in animal prints, tails, ears and whiskers, reflecting this year’s theme, Wild Thangz.
People amassed vertical, partook in on-mountain adventures and completed multiple uphill laps while raising money for adaptive recreation programs.
Donations to the Shred Fest are open through April 1.
James Pyke and Chance Cooke each completed 11 uphill laps at DREAM Adaptive Recreation's Shred Fest Saturday. (Julie Engler/Whitefish Pilot)
The WAD SQUAD won the adventure challenge at DREAM's 7th annual Shred Fest on Saturday. (Julie Engler/Whitefish Pilot)
Members of the DREAM team at the Shred Fest celebration. (Julie Engler/Whitefish Pilot)
Wild revelers at the Shred Fest on Saturday. (Julie Engler/Whitefish Pilot)
Wild revelers at the Shred Fest on Saturday. (Julie Engler/Whitefish Pilot)
Wild revelers at the Shred Fest on Saturday. (Julie Engler/Whitefish Pilot)
Duke Goss was the top individual fundraiser for DREAM Adaptive Recreation's Shred Fest on Saturday at Whitefish Mountain Resort. (Julie Engler/Whitefish Pilot)
One wild participant at the Shred Fest on Saturday. (Julie Engler/Whitefish Pilot)ARTICLES BY JULIE ENGLER
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