Carr, 28, was born in Salt Lake City and graduated from West High School and the University of Utah. He still lives in Salt Lake and despite that, is well known across the world as a human huckster for launching himself off cliffs. He set world records of a 200-foot front flip in Switzerland in 2006 and a 140-foot launch with a front flip in competition during the 2006 U.S. Freeskiing Nationals at Snowbird. Visit www.juliancarr.net for more, including pictures taken when he broke his femur in 11 places.

Best place to hang in Utah?

"The mountains. The desert."

Best place to drink in Utah?

"The Bayou to meet and see some of Salt Lake's young intelligent crowd. The Bongo for a mellow night with good friends."

Favorite place to ski?

"Snowbird up Little Cottonwood Canyon. Every resort is fun, but if you want to progress your riding you got to go to the Bird."

Lasting memories of the Olympics?

"I broke my femur in 11 pieces in November before the Olympics - so I remember going out with crutches, it was amazing, everyone would be really cool and let me through."

Lasting benefit of the Olympics?

"Everyone knows Utah for something else other than Mormons."

Best day on the mountain?

"Every day is a best day - cliche, but true. It is like a chess game against the mountain involving a sport. So mentally and physically engaging, plus it's in the mountains!"

Worst day on the mountain?

"The day I broke my femur."

On Utah women.

"They are everywhere! Utah women are beautiful, but the cultured ones with a brain tend to be elusive, got to pay attention for those ones."

Why is Utah's snow the best in the world?

"Because of the desert air and the lake effect. I have been many places in the world to ski and I am always excited to come home and ski Utah powder."

Where is second best?

"Second best is a little resort/village in Engelberg, Switzerland. Some of the best times in my life went down in Engelberg."

What do you do off the hill?

"I started a headwear company called DISCRETE - check it out at www.discretesport.com. Discrete takes up a good chunk of my time (and my money). Plus I am way into hiking, camping, thinking, writing, romance, diving boards, skateboarding, ping-pong (I have only met one person I can't beat) . . . recreation in general."

What are your turn-ons?

"Complexities and simpleness. Like a well-drawn maze."

What is your future?

"Adventure, discovery and have fun doing it."

Any favorite local bands?

"I am down with Royal Bliss - those guys kill it. We used to throw parties together in high school and college, and now when I travel up to Whistler, Canada they play at all the sickest venues up there. What up Neil! What up Chris!"

What's in your iPod?

"Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory" soundtrack, Steely Dan, Gangstarr, Talib Kwali, Led Zeppelin, Sade, Wu-tang."

Favorite magazine cover shot?

"One day I was just filming for a movie and a photographer I had never met or heard of tagged along and I kind of forgot he was there, and a year later one of his shots ended up on the cover of Skiing magazine. That was crazy."

Why is Utah good for a professional skier?

"You can be the best skier in the world, but if you don't have the right people documenting it - it will never be seen. Utah has some of the most distinguished photographers living right here."

Why do you like living in Salt Lake?

"I dig it because you are only 30 minutes from world-class skiing, and then you have a major city right here. I love skiing but I don't want to it be all encompassing to my life. I love having friends and things to do that have nothing to do with skiing. Salt Lake is great for that. Sometimes I shoot and film all day and maybe jump a 140-foot cliff, then I come down to the city and hang and some of my friends ask if I skied that day - 'Sure did.' Plus, Salt Lake is clean and safe."

-Brett Prettyman