I run Vee Tire's Flow Snap. I first tested the tire on the dry and loose soil of Thailand, then I kept it on my bike during the winter for some snowy laps on my home trails. The compound and design of this tire gives you the right grip in many places and conditions throughout the season.
Vee tires, who else do you make tires for I wonder? Or a DBA for some manufacturer even further back. That being said, go for making a great tire, pinkbike grief and all! Results always speak for themselves.
I didn't see his front tyre (tire) skid the whole way down the trail