realskiers

Honestly, I don't get skis with widths in the 80s anymore.  They don't really provide an adult with any appreciable float that makes a difference (except maybe really light weight females), yet they are a major compromise for serious SL trench carving on the hard pack.  No matter if you ski in the East or the West, the 80s ski is like 3.2 beer or the color white (which is for people who don't have a favorite color  ).

I have owned my share of 80s skis through the years (Elan M777, Elan 888, Stockli VXL) and I have come to the conclusion that they don't make any more sense in a multi-ski quiver than they do in a one-ski quiver.  It's the lost waist width.

If you're going one-ski quiver out West then pick up something in the mid to high 90s.  In the East I think it really depends on what kind of skier you are, but I think most resort skiers are fooling themselves using anything over 80 as a daily ski - better to go multi-ski quiver or rent something fatter if there's actually some deep snow that you'll actually get to ski before it's totally tracked out.