This board delivers! I had been on the hunt for a smaller, lighter split as a petite rider and for easy navigation through tight east coast trees. A friend suggested this board and the reviews alone had me excited. After many tours and days at the resort, I can confirm that this board is worth the hype. As a 5'2", 128lb rider, I found this board to be far less cumbersome than others that I have tried. It is light and easy on the ups and playful on the way down, and I've forsaken all of my other boards for this one. I've been riding for 16 years and I have truly never been more excited to ride than on this board.

I've wanted this board for years now, and I've finally gotten my mitts on one...it has exceeded my expectations. I've spent lots of time of a bigger split with a regular shape, but always found them to be a bit too cumbersome in deep powder and through tight tree lines. This board solves all of that, it's fast, nimble, and takes no effort to float, even through 80+cm of bottomless. Not only that, but the smaller shape is way easier on the up as well (much appreciated). If your into having fun in the Backcountry, or really anywhere, this thing rips. Not only that, but it absolutely feels like the twin keel fish surfboard I used to have!
For reference I'm 5'7" and 140lbs.

Stoked on this thing! Super floaty and very nimble. I’m 5’3, 130 pounds, so it’s hard to find short fun powder/carving boards- especially in a split. I love the phantom hooks that come with the board- best hardware around. I rock the RTH with the full phantom binding/boot setup and this board feels 100% like a solid board. This is the first split board that I’ve actually enjoyed riding down. The board is very lightweight and my legs are ready for more!
Love at first turn for sure!

The 4'8 Minni Hawk Split completely changed the game for me in the backcountry. I had been touring on a simple shaped, directional split board for a few years now and never felt fully connected to the board. The Minni Hawk Split is a whole other story.
I feel so connected to this board and it has made my backcountry riding so much better.
The nose effortlessly floats through powder and naturally sets you back, so you barely have to do any work to charge through deep snow. The diamond shaped tail butters through all conditions and provides extra pop. The tapered side cut makes deep turns a breeze. I had one of my deepest backcountry powder days on this board and while all my friends were sinking, I was floating through the snow no problem.
The board arrived before the skins so I took this bad boy to the resort for weeks. It rode better than any resort board I've ever had (besides the Minni Fish ;) ). Even with it being split, the phantom hercules hooks create incredible close contact stability. The edge control was unreal and I had a blast carving deep heal side to hand drag toe side turns. I honestly could not recommend this split board enough for smaller humans (I'm 5'2, 125 lbs, size 8 boot) who don't want to lose any power in their boards. I've been split boarding for around 5 years now, snowboarding for over 15, and since getting on a Elevated Surfcraft last winter, I would never ride anything else. Total game changer.

The MINNI HAWK is awesome! I’ve spent a couple seasons now bouncing between a MINNI DRIVER and MINNI FISH.. I am a smaller rider, at 5’7 the MH is perfect in size and an all around awesome shape for not only finding fresh powder stashes in the back country but also ripping as a resort board on groomers and in bound territory. MINNI HAWK rails hard and holds on for dear life... throw anything at it and it’ll take it full on. In touring mode the MH really shines. Nice and wide... but not too wide. Tons of stability and confidence on edge. MINNI HAWK is also very lightweight and the perfect choice for a long day out adventuring. Over all this board... Like all boards elevated surf craft make exceeds my expectations. I am consistently blown away by the ride. Every time!