i don't even prefer long pulls and such myself either, i love sidehilling and playing in meadows and in the trees and find it does well with me riding it, i know most of the people i ride with couldn't take my machine places i do but thats just experiance.
i don't know what turbo kit is on that sled you rode but there is a big differance between some of the kits in both turbo size, turbo location, etc. mine is probably the smallest turbo you can get for premade Nytro kits, and then i ceramic coated the exhaust (which made a noticeable improvement)
My next sled will be light weight and 2 stoke, 450lb wet weight w/150hp+ at 5000 feet i think would be a nice ride, would be WAY easier to throw around all day than the Nytro for sure.