From the business point of view and statistics, the odds of running into a freshman guide is higher when you use a local AK guide. Due to relocation, lack of access, etc. the out of state guides have to go through a lot more in a very competitive market to make it up there which means in general you will end up with a higher quality OOS guide.

As for the concept of use your $ on local guides, the people spend lots of $ up there beside the guide service and guides end up spending most their money in AK as well. So I won't worry too much about it. It is like outsourcing. The $ flows to the best and least expensive. You can't stop it.