My second surfcraft (whisky jack was my first). I was drawn to the freakish nature of this board whose profile screams look at me, I'm riding a green pencil. Day one was an adjustment as I wrangled with the secret bonus board elegantly pointing out the back. It felt a little catchy, like it was trying to bonk me out of the turn at its deepest. Over time I came to love the nub, and use it as the expressive canvas painter it was meant to be. This board understands one thing and one thing only. Straight. Lines. When engaged properly this torpedo threads impossibly tight tree lines, trenches skier like S lines down groomers, and accelerates across flattish zones in ways other snow riders can only envy. In chutes and and extremes this board thrives as the anchor pins you down deep into slightish turn variations that i had not yet fathomed. Bonus comments in the lift line allow you to ignore strangers with dumb grins or engage those you choose. This surfcraft is truly elevated.

Make groomers great again! This board is such a fun and unique experience. I first test rode this board at June and immediately fell in love. Felt like this board suited my style of riding and ended up buying it after two days of test riding.
This board with its long flat edge likes nice big long carves, where you really gotta drive into the turn with your rear foot and tucked back knee. Really good edge hold and can easily get super low on carves. Not a good board for skidded turns with so much edge but that’s not why you’re buying this. I ended up riding the bindings in a really narrow stance with +0 +30° bindings to sort of emulate my stance on my mid length surfboard and that felt perfect for me. The 0° rear allows you to really initiate with your rear foot and the narrow stance really lets you turn and initiate edge to edge quickly. This board truly feels “surfy” with the reverse taper and the rear foot turn initiation. The word “surfy” gets thrown around way too much in snowboard industry and is such a vague term, but this board truly embodies that feeling.
Few weeks later and I finally got to test this thing in pow on my trip to Copper mountain and this thing is a dream in powder. Plenty of float with the early rise rocker and really felt like surfing on snow.

This board is a fresh take on snowboarding. Most boards ride with a lot of forward pressure to carve since the front edge is usually the initiating edge. The Step Up is designed to ride heavy on the back foot. The Step Up is incredibly fun. The narrow nose really can handle the speed, but the flared tips at the rear of the board really help with cutting super fast turns. Riding in the back seat of this board is absolutely wild. If you are looking for a different board for the quiver, then this is it. Style automatically comes with the board.

This is the third board I've ridden from Elevated after the Goldfish and the RedTail Hawk. I demoed it in Mammoth on some late spring groomers. This board is unlike most boards you've ever ridden. The reverse taper and pin tail really initiate from the back foot and has a much sharper feel to it. You can still do wide carves but the tail really lets you engage in sharp controlled turns. Leaning back and an aggressive stance (36/3) really lets you take advantage of this unusual shape. If the goldfish is like a fish or longboard, then this one really feels like an aggressive big wave surfboard. This board takes time to get used to and I feel like I need a couple more days to really figure out how to get the most out of that reverse taper. I definitely recommend it for someone who wants to try out a different way to ride and is willing to spend some time playing around with the reverse taper. It's on my list to try again for next season!

I chose that board for the deepest days but I ended up using it almost everyday. I surf the deepest and lightest days in Hokkaido, Japan with this beauty and I never got stuck! (very common problem as it gets veery deep and light) Thanks for the early rise rocker and the trimline shape I never get stuck and I can ride deep powder with a centered position. No need to ride on your back foot all the time, so much confort and eficiency. So much fun with this board, so much stoke since I have it! The length allows very stable high speed runs, soo good. I was very surprised, despite how long it is, how good it worked in the forest. Very quick and effortless short turns if you want but still stable on long speedy turns, amazing! Very flexible, something new for me and I love it. Fresh run or super tracked, it doesn't matters, it's gonna be soft, easy and fun. 5 stars board with no doubt!!