A lot of power is only useful offroad if you know how to use it. It can quickly get you into trouble.
Having more power certainly helps when you're in tricky stuff and you can't find the right gear etc. The abilty to keep chugging and keeping momentum on a rough trail is important.
If you're spinning your wheels then you need to learn to slip your clutch. It's the first rule of trail riding after not falling off. So okay, it's the second  It's not an easy skill to learn. I struggle with it.
Steep hills !! Power. Yes please. You don't want to run out of ooomph half way up a steep climb. You can't easily change down a gear as you will loose momentum. Then over you go.
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