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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.5
 
                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
 
   
     We hereby consent to the use in the Prospectus constituting part of this
Amendment No. 3 to the 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
   
June 18, 1998