EXHIBIT 23.1


                      CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

      We consent to the incorporation by reference in this registration
statement of West One Bancorp on Form S-4 of our report dated January 20, 1994,
on our audits of the consolidated financial statements of West One Bancorp and
subsidiaries as of December 31, 1993 and 1992, and for each of the three years
in the period ended December 31, 1993, which report is incorporated by reference
in the 1993 Annual Report on Form 10-K from the 1993 Annual Report to
Shareholders of West One Bancorp.  We also consent to the reference to our firm
under the caption "Experts".


/s/ Coopers & Lybrand

Coopers & Lybrand
Boise, Idaho
July 6, 1994