EXHIBIT 23


                    CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

     As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation
by reference of our reports dated February 6, 1999 on the Champion International
Corporation Nonqualified Supplemental Savings Plan, the Champion International
Corporation Management Incentive Deferral Plan and The Executive Retirement Plan
for Employees of Weldwood of Canada Limited included in this Form 11-K into the
Company's previously filed Registration Statement on Form S-8 (Registration No.
333-34069).


                                                      /S/ ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP




Stamford, CT
March 26, 1999




G/Stein6/Form11K-1998