As far as I know all boards with banana tech also have magnetraction. So you would be best off getting a btx board since I've heard the technology is awesome. Also, I don't know anything about rust issues. All edges will rust if they're not properly dried after riding.

I am looking for a gift for my husband. I like GNU and Libtech as the obvious choice for best snowboards, but what would be better for an intermediate guy the Banana traction or the Magnetraction?

I read somewhere the MTX got rusty that would really suck.

What do you think?