There is a vertical board carrier - There are two straps on the back of the pack. The top two unbuckle from where they show in the picture and you can make them longer so they buckle together (one is male one s female). The bottom strap just stays buckled together all the time. Granted, you can't really carry a tripod and a board at the same time, but...how often will you want to carry your tripod around while boarding anyways?

Ended up swapping out for the Burton Zoom and couldn't be happier with the increased amount of space and easily accessible board carry! As pointed out by you guys, I didn't look hard enough for the board carry on this pack. Guess I assumed I shouldn't have to work to find my board carry...