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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.5
 
                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
 
     We hereby consent to the use in the Prospectus constituting part of this
Registration Statement on Form S-4 of Booth Creek Ski Holdings, Inc. of our
report dated June 20, 1997 relating to the financial statements of Loon Mountain
Recreation Corporation, which appears in such Prospectus. We also consent to the
reference to us under the heading "Experts" in such Prospectus.
 
                                          PRICE WATERHOUSE LLP
 
Hartford, Connecticut
March 20, 1998