I have heard that many of the so called worker housing options that get mentioned in the press are generally for the guest worker visa workers who would otherwise be completely priced out of the local market. My guess is the Sugarloaf option is probably the same. The guest workers rarely have any sort of transportation so having it in town allows them to the option to shop. Generally, the resort will have some sort of transportation between the housing and the resort which can be mixed experience for the workers as it allows the resort to control when and if workers are allowed leave during busy periods. Generally, the resorts hire local retirees, college students, and younger english speaking, usually fair skinned, guest workers to be the "front end" workers who are in contact with the guests while the folks in the back end operations are whomever they can get and they prefer guest visa workers as they have control over them. If front end visa worker doesnt give 100% they get moved to the back end. Many of the guest workers are in debt when they start the season as they have to pay a commission to a broker to get them the job along with transportation, they cannot switch jobs as the visa is tied to the employer so they are effectively stuck with their employer for the season no matter how they are treated. Worse case is there is always another batch waiting in line to come the next season as long as the US government issues enough visas. Guests at these resorts really dont want to see or how they get the experience they expect.