I likely!
I have not put it nose to nose with the 09 yet, but plan to this weekend.
I can say that it really seems to climb very well. I have yet to get stuck climbing any hills through the deep stuff. My only stucks came this past weekend in the arm pit deep snow and it was because the track was spinning on fallen trees.
I sure wonder what Cat has planned for 2012, but hope that anything new will handle as good or better than this chassis.
-John