Approach Skis /Backcountry Crosscountry Skis

I'm looking into getting a pair of backcountry cross country skis, but would also like to have a pair of approach skis. I've done some searching on this topic, but I'm wondering if anyone uses a wider waxless ski, Silvrettas, and mountaineering boots for day-to-day cross country skiing? Obviously it won't be super efficient, but as long as it's better than snowshoeing I'd be happy.

I'd like to avoid having a set up for approaching, and a set up for cross country skiing. Any recommendation on bindings and skis would be greatly appreciated also. I'd be using them with La Sportiva Nepals.

Thanks!

I cant really speak for skiing with mountaineering boots, but i have been using the Fischer s bound 98. Nice backcountry xc ski. Glides well and steers really well. Ive been using these in the ADK high peaks and they've been awesome. Im using them with solomon boots and NNN bindings, getting around really well.

Skiing in mountaineering boots sucks. It really, really sucks.

I use Fischer S-Bounds also. My wife uses Madshus Eons for the same purpose. We use them with Salomon XA bindings and boots. For backcountry touring they're great. They climb well, descend even pretty serious stuff safely and under control, kick and glide reasonably efficiently (I'm usually standing around waiting for my friends on AT gear to catch up). I think the requirements for skiing and mountaineering boots are sufficiently different that it would be really hard to have one boot do both.

Look up altai hoks

I did it quite a bit for the last couple years. I used borrowed vintage skis and Silvretta 400s. In the right terrain, it was noticeably better than snowshoeing. Since real downhill skiing was pretty much impossible, I just kick waxed the hell out of the bases. I used skins when the going got steeper, but the wax worked nicely in low angle terrain and gave better glide than mohair.

I also went out to the cross country trails with that setup. If the trails are groomed, or at least half-decent, you had better be in a lot better shape than your friends. Cross country skis are just way more efficient. If conditions sucked, or we were off trail in powder, the waxless guys got left in the dust. Their skis are too short and skinny to float, and the waxless pattern didn't work well on steep or icy terrain.

Honestly, while the setup was cheap and functional, it wasn't great. I now have Dynafits, and I'm not looking back. I just need to build a rig to get my Baturas into my Dynas for long road approaches to technical climbs. Then I'll be totally happy.