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                                                                    Exhibit 23.1


Board of Directors
First Western Corp.

   
We consent to the use of our report included in this Amendment No. 1 to the
Registration Statement on Form SB-2 of First Western Corp. and to the references
to our firm under the headings "Selected Consolidated Financial Data" and
"Experts" in the prospectus.
    

                                   /s/ Clifton Gunderson L.L.C.
     
                                   CLIFTON GUNDERSON L.L.C.

   
Denver, Colorado
January 19, 1999