Looking for DH/dual ply casing, towards the cheap side of things, middling grip to last several years of rocky/dry/muddy alps trips and not much else. Les arcs this year which is filled with nasty sharp rocks

I’ve seen magic mary bikepark version for £23 which could be good on the front or in the wet on the back.

Any other ideas?

Have a look on the likes of Alltricks and Acycles (in France). They tend to have DH tyres really cheap.

eg: http://www.alltricks.com/F-11936-pneus/P-84394-maxxis_minion_dhr_ii_mtb_tyre___26x2_40_wire_super_tacky_tb72907200

Minion DHR2 26″ x 2.4″ ST Dual ply (£29 + EU7.99 post)