Replying to Working and living in the Mt Baker area

Trying to start planning on where I'll be working this upcoming winter season and hoping that I could just get some general info about working and living in the Baker area. Got one season experience working at a rental/tuning shop in colorado after graduating from CU, actually in Berlin right now on a summer internship but I'll be back in the US sometime in september. Any recommendations on shops to work at, jobs that allow for alot of ride time on the mountain, ideal living situations (with a dog), backcountry access information, and anything in general you feel someone who really doesn't know shit about the area should know? I know theres gotta be some info already out there on ns but wasn't finding it easily and hoping for updated info anyway. Really appreciate any advice, thanks a bunch.