Surface Tension Title Card
Hank skiing.
Portrait of Hank in front of a icy waterwall in Durango, face blurred.
MOUNTAIN HARDWEAR PRESENTS
SURFACE TENSION
Skier Hank Stowers explores the San Juan Mountains and its watershed, the Animas River Valley, considering how the snow and water, the time and seasons shape both the land and Hank’s life.

FILM CREDITS

WRITTEN BY AND FEATURING
DIRECTED AND PRODUCED BY
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY
EDITED BY
FILMED BY

Finn Peterson, David Sugnet

PHOTOGRAPHED BY
ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK BY

Tatum Duke, Vikas Bhagavatula

TITLE ART BY
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
WARDROBE DESIGNER

Dallas Haley

Hank Stowers.
WRITER, PRODUCER, SKIER (HE/SHE/THEY)
Hank Stowers is a professional skier, filmmaker, writer, and outspoken advocate for snowsports equity. They have written, produced, and starred in notable snowsports films including ‘Maritime Air’ and ‘People Like Us’. Hank was born and raised in Durango, Colorado, and now lives in Portland, Oregon.
Cail Soria.
PRODUCER, DIRECTOR, PHOTOGRAPHER (SHE/HER)
From alpine climbing to snowboarding, Cail is an adaptive athlete and visual artist well-versed in capturing authentic moments in the outdoors. Cail’s work has been featured in publications like Outside magazine.
FINN PETERSON.
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY, CINEMATOGRAPHER (HE/HIM)
Finn Peterson is a curious visual explorer skilled in the candid capture of subjects in motion. Finn’s work as a filmer, photographer, and director observes patterns of texture and movement in nature.
Hank in the distance on desert rocks in the southwest.
Side by side of Hank jumping in an alpine lake with an image of them skiing.