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Hi
You may want to try a couple of papers from Fabriano if this brand is available to you. (I think it's fairly widespread.) The two best ones, IMHO, are Fabriano UNO and Fabriano FA5. Both are acid-free and the UNO paper is 100% rag. The reason these should be suitable is because they are tough and can take abuse. However, they don't erase all that well. Can't have everything.
I normally use the "back" side of these papers - the backside is when the Watermark reads backwards (just in case you weren't aware of that) - because it is often slightly smoother than the front side. The front is quite toothy and, on account of the sizing (which is what makes them tough, I think) your drawing or painting tools wear down very quickly when working there. Although I don't work in pastel, I've found that the back of these papers is plenty toothy to accept a lot of pigment (in my case, charcoal or carbon, but it should be the same for pastel).
Hope it helps.
Juan
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