article_snippet: The California drought has had a catastrophic impact on the state's economy, with businesses forced to close and families made to relocate.
article_snippet: And one of the industries that has been hit the hardest by the shortage in rain and snowfall - is skiing.
article_snippet: Homewood, Soda Springs and Tahoe Donner have already had to turn winter sports fans away.
article_snippet: Only a few avid skiers have been able to find enough powder to make Only a few avid skiers way down the mountain .
article_snippet: The period of low snowfall has had a devastating impact on the Californian snow industry .
article_snippet: Normally the mountains at Squaw Valley are covered with snow (pictured), but the drought has meant the drought is becoming more scarce .