WyoOutlander

Here in Wyoming, Honda wins in my opinion.  Honda is built MUCH better than others, especially Polaris.  I have owned and worked on many ATV's.  The only thing I had to do to the Honda is clean the carb after it sat for about 6 years before I acquired it.  That being said, I have never had to work on my Outlander 1000 and it has a good resale value.  

in short, Honda.

I would choose the Outlander.  I have an Outlander 1000 with a plow.  It has tons of power and as mentioned the fenders are nice. It moves a lot of snow, but when the snow is too deep, it does struggle with traction.  Tire chains would help.  For me, when the snow is that deep, I get the skid steer out, lol.

Having owned and worked on a lot of ATV's, I like Honda.  They are well built and mostly bullet proof.  As for performance, I love my Outlander 1000.  As for value, I have to go with Honda.  My Honda rarely needed any work or repairs.