There are no Telemark turns without flex at the BoF. The Alaskan guys have been doing this for years, at one time we had a poster that wrote about his experiences.
As far as comfort on a multi day trip, I still think an over size boot, with a modern thin liner would be the way to go.

If it didn’t have sustained downhills Gamme is fantastic. I ski down twisty steep downhills, but mine are less than 200 feet of vertical. For Utah, you might need a Nansen. I’m in Michigan, I should be able to survive the “death stare”, you can tell you wife I strongly recommend a Nansen, just for s...

I have not taken the FT X on any refrozen sled tracks. Since I’m assuming there are some good turns to be had, that would be my first choice. I don’t know anything about the Rossi, except one former poster stopped using his when he got a T-78. So based on what I know it’s a balancing act between tur...

Looks good Rod! Those abandoned ski areas are sweet when you can access them!

I have the waxless Nansen, the price was too good, and I guess I can use a waxless ski

I don’t have a scale, but when I get on one I’m in the low-mid 190’s lbs. if that helps.

John the WL is scaled. I got mine from Varuste on sale, ski, BC binding, X-skin, to my door for just under $400

I was at my door in less the a week for order date, economy shipping!

I live in Michigan, temperature wise, I think we are similar with temperatures swinging on both sides of 0 C. However I don’t have elevation. I ski glacial formations. Multiple day adventure would complicate waxing even more. I understand your preference to stay waxless. My Nansen WL is a really nic...

Kastler is offering some waxless skis, Varuste price is good. I don’t know anything about the ski.

https://varuste.net/en/p131102/k%C3%A4stle-xt84-crown

I have a Nansen WL at 205 cm, and I have Falketind Xplore at 196 cm. I look at it quite simply, the Nansen is an XC ski you can turn, the FT X is a downhill ski that kicks and glides. The Nansen does not turn like a downhill ski, and while the FT X kicks pretty well, it certainly doesn’t track like ...