Well you can mod anything, just depends what you want. I snow checked a '13, kept it completely stock and it ran excellent. Not one single issue. Sold it to a buddy a few months ago and it's still rippin along perfectly. Just spent 6 days riding in the mtns and he is super happy with the way it performs. For a 600, I think they go quite well, handle great.
If it makes a difference, the 13 will have the belt drive and a few other misc changes over the 12.