Vancouver — Utah Gov. Mike Leavitt says his state would host another Winter Olympics in a heartbeat.

Leavitt appeared at a leadership summit Tuesday as Premier Gordon Campbell continued to promote British Columbia's bid for the 2010 Winter Olympics.

Leavitt said everything improved in Utah leading up to this year's Winter Games in Salt Lake City.

He said the Games produced a net surplus of more than $100-million.

"Traffic systems got better, our law enforcement learned to work together better, the service in our restaurants got better," he said.

"It was not an easy experience. It stretched us but in the final analysis I think Utans would overwhelmingly look for an opportunity to do it again at any point in their lifetime."

Campbell said the federal government is putting $310-million towards the Games.

But that money and a lot more won't be there if British Columbia loses the Winter Olympics, he said.