Cross-country Skiing

I grew-up skiing classic, and have done maybe 20 races. I am pretty comfortable on descents. My favorite descent skis are some noodle-y Masdshus that just seem to undulate over bumps like flowing water.

But when I try to skate ski, the high arch of the flex seems to make them very skittish and wobbly on descents. They are the opposite of "undulating smoothly over terrain". But everybody I talk to says the exact opposite (that skate skis are steady on downhills).

Wondering what to do to get comfy descending on skate skis. Are they more stable if I kick on the way down, than if I tuck? (I'm not yet fast enough to want to go faster on descents, so I'm not kicking much on the way down).

Bought this ski rack—an off-season gift to myself. I’m pretty pleased and this should be much better than piling up the skis by the door. I can’t wait for the snow to come back! How do you store your skis?