Those words come from "Playground," the 58th annual Warren Miller movie that makes its Utah debut next week, runs throughout the winter and will be played for years to come by avid boarders and skiers looking for a quick adrenaline fix.

Warren Miller movie quips, like the one above spoken by former Olympic skier and "Playground" narrator Jonny Mosely, are almost as popular in the annual releases as the powder-splashing turns, gnarly wipeouts and big-air moves.

This year's version, aptly named "Playground," is no different. It appears there may even be some truth to that quip and others scattered throughout the movie.

"When I was a little kid I had a roof-jumping club," said Julian Carr, a West High and University of Utah graduate who appears in the movie explaining the process of hucking himself off 200-foot cliffs along the Wasatch Front.

And while Carr has lived in Salt Lake City his whole life, he agrees "it is really amazing the number of people you meet while skiing and how the majority of them are not from here."

For the second year in a row, Utah's mountains, snow and skiers are major stars in the flick, which as usual marks the unofficial opening of the ski and snowboard season.

"Playground" marks the second year the Utah Office of Tourism has served as an official co-sponsor of the Warren Miller annual release. The Office of Tourism sank $350,000 for a three-year deal to make sure Utah was highlighted in the popular movie.

"If you were to assemble a United States of Playground you would need a place to locate a capital; a place where the landscape was created by Dr. Seuss with a backhoe. A place where it is possible to wake up in summertime and drive to winter. In short, you would need Utah."

That intro for the movie's Utah section includes images of wildlife and scenes from Antelope Island State Park and then footage of local skiers mountain biking in southern Utah, where they get a phone call informing them it is snowing in Salt Lake.

Maybe the sponsorship wasn't even necessary.

Warren Miller Entertainment officials say they rarely accept unsolicited submissions. Apparently they couldn't resist footage sent in of the Brigham Young University Water Weenie Squad hitting the snow on those inflatables usually towed behind boats.

A female member of the "team" provides a closer for the Water Weenie Snowplay segment, calling for "bigger air, bigger jumps and bigger weenies." Attempts to reach the water weenie squad through BYU proved unsuccessful.

Other notable scenes in "Playground" include shotguns and chainsaws as a setup for some serious powder turns in Whistler, British Columbia; U.S. Olympian Bode Miller (no known relation to Warren Miller) attempting to explain his personality; and a segment where the Warren Miller cameras travel to Dubai, United Arab Emirates for a feature on indoor skiing.

And with a name like "Playground," the flick had to include a section on little ones ripping it up. The Burtons Smalls Team portion of the movie shows the next generation of snowboarders has a whole new set of tricks for the world to see.

"Remember kids, don't try this at home . . . unless you live in Utah."

Carr does live in Utah so he has pretty much tried everything you can do on snow. He does so, however, with a little more thought after a bad break in November 2001.

"It was the first day of the year and I had done the exact run a couple of hours before. It was the end of the day and I didn't concentrate; I took it for granted," Carr said. "I broke my femur in 11 pieces, but getting hurt enabled me to truly understand the consequences. Knowing I came that close to killing myself gave me a better understanding of safety."

Carr said the titanium rod and four screws has not changed his style.

"They say if you don't stick it, it doesn't count. Julian Carr says . . . whatever."

Carr, making his second straight appearance in a Warren Miller movie with "Playground," says it has been a trip to be featured in the cult-classic series that gave him the snow bug.

"I didn't start [skiing] until eighth grade. A friend of mine who had been skiing with his family his whole life took me to see 'Steeper and Deeper,' " Carr said. "I thought everybody skied like Scott Schmidt. To get a call from them to go film and to see the finished product on the screen was pretty surreal. I try to look at myself from the perspective of that 14- or 15-year-old kid like I was when I watched my first Warren Miller and it gets me pumped up and inspired."

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* BRETT PRETTYMAN can be contacted at brettp@sltrib.com or 801-257-8902.

Utah showings of 'Playground' Wednesday - XanGo Grand Theater at the SCERA Center in Orem, 7:30 p.m. www.scera.org

Oct. 25 - Abravanel Hall, Salt Lake City, 6 and 9 p.m. www.salt lake cityevents.net/

Abravanel

Oct. 26 - George S. and Delores Dore Eccles Center for the Performing Arts in Park City, 6:30 and 9:30 p.m. www.ecclescenter.org

Oct. 27 - Peery's Egyptian Theater in Ogden, 3, 6 and 9 p.m. www.peerysegyptian theater.com

Nov. 8, 9 - Kent Concert Hall at Utah State University, 8 p.m.

Dec. 1 to April 1 - Ongoing showings at the Snowbird Conference Center.

Online trailer

See the "Playground" trailer at www.warrenmiller.com

Julian Carr, Salt Lake City

Jamey Parks, Salt Lake City

Rachael Burks, Salt Lake City

Jamie Pierre, Salt Lake City

Sage Cattabriga-Alosa,

Salt Lake City

Tanner Hall, Park City

Brigham Young University Water Weenie Squad, Provo