I'm running a 2.35 IRC Kujo downhill tire up front. The big contact patch works great for snow. It's more rust wall than amber, but after a while they start to look closer to amber wall (like that 2.25 IRC Back Country I'm using for a rear tire).
No point in keeping them coming - the GC's were the biggest!! Always wanted some BITD but never saw them in the shops near me. No Internet in them days and too young for a chequebook for mail order. :-(