I. Will. Not. Get. Sucked. In.
Sticking with the Dillingers for now. Might even stud them........time will tell.
I would not switch out Dillingers for Vanhelga. Dillinger is a pretty nice Allround tire. Surprisingly good traction, both uphill and cornering, for how fast rolling it is.
More importantly, you need studs. (unless, like
@Ron, you always have feet of snow on the ground). Remember, side hills, Exposed to sun means meltwater sooner or later. Combined with heavy use, and warm ups, and most areas will see some ice sooner or later. early and late season also means ice. Plus, one reason to fatbike is when skiing is poor: icy refreezing , freezing rain etc.
Yes studs are expensive. Buy a cheaper bike if needed. When studs first came out, plenty of people here in Minnsepta said you don’t need them. Note that, a few years in, everyone has them.
If yours are not studded yet, buy some of the aggressive studs. If you must save some money, skip the center of the rear tire, but do all side knobs and all knobs on the front tire. If your front wheel goes, you go down hard, right away.
And put gripstuds in your boots. If it’s so icy and off camber that you can’t ride with studded tires, and you put a foot down, an in studded boot won’t help..
We groom our own trails with the mtb club. Most clubs in MN do.