SALT LAKE CITY — Fall has hit the Salt Lake Valley, and Thursday morning, many drivers were already surprised to see a wintry mix across the mountains this time of year.

“Did I expect it to come all the way to the mouth? No. I figured just like the last storms, they kind of have just stayed on top,” said Shawn Wright, Station Supervisor at UDOT Cottonwood Station.

Wright has worked in the Cottonwood canyons for 30 years, and even he was shocked at the morning snowfall.

"We had about 0-5 inches; the snow level dropped down to almost the mouth of the canyon, which was really surprising,” said Wright.

As a Utah Department of Transportation station supervisor, Wright wants drivers to get prepared ahead of the winter season.

"Make sure you’re keeping a full tank a fuel, got good tires and

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