That is a fail for polaris IMO. The seats are hard and small. Not great if you want to put ten hours in saddle. I may get some foam added on them. 

We still pay for our kid to ride. She simply cannot afford to save for a house and spend on sleds too. You are correct, kids today are hooped.

Another calm before the storm. 20+ cms coming tonight, another 20 on Saturday. The winter that never ends. Rode to Hawk Junction for lunch with the 9 year old grand daughter today. Trail was great, taking the magpie back. Ski

Wouldn't the softer seat be more comfortable - in theory at least? and why wouldn't anyone want a nice soft seat? Just curious

You have the wide comfort seat on the 900T......the newer one is still on the soft side, but noy as soft on the previous version. Both are too soft for me, the 850 seat is perfect, but the idea of being able to have it a bit higher would be nice.