<TABLE> <S> <C>

<ARTICLE> 5
<LEGEND>
THIS  SCHEDULE  CONTAINS  SUMMARY  FINANCIAL  INFORMATION  EXTRACTED  FROM  THE
CONSOLIDATED   UNAUDITED  INTERIM  FINANCIAL  STATEMENTS  OF  BOOTH  CREEK  SKI
HOLDINGS,  INC.  AS OF JULY 30,  1999 AND FOR THE THREE  MONTHS  THEN ENDED AND
THE NINE MONTHS THEN ENDED,  AND IS  QUALIFIED  IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO
SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
</LEGEND>
<MULTIPLIER> 1,000

<S>                                              <C>               <C>
<PERIOD-TYPE>                                    9-MOS             3-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                                OCT-29-1999       OCT-29-1999
<PERIOD-START>                                   OCT-31-1998       APR-30-1999
<PERIOD-END>                                     JUL-30-1999       JUL-30-1999
<CASH>                                                   984               984
<SECURITIES>                                               0                 0
<RECEIVABLES>                                          1,390             1,390
<ALLOWANCES>                                              55                55
<INVENTORY>                                            2,670             2,670
<CURRENT-ASSETS>                                       7,540             7,540
<PP&E>                                               192,902           192,902
<DEPRECIATION>                                        38,144            38,144
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                                       216,715           216,715
<CURRENT-LIABILITIES>                                 49,023            49,023
<BONDS>                                              133,500           133,500
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                                  2,258             2,258
<PREFERRED>                                                0                 0
<COMMON>                                                   0                 0
<OTHER-SE>                                            28,897            28,897
<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY>                         216,715           216,715
<SALES>                                                    0                 0
<TOTAL-REVENUES>                                     107,535             4,445
<CGS>                                                      0                 0
<TOTAL-COSTS>                                         66,300             7,033
<OTHER-EXPENSES>                                      34,077             9,418
<LOSS-PROVISION>                                           0                 0
<INTEREST-EXPENSE>                                    14,412             4,724
<INCOME-PRETAX>                                       (8,312)          (16,977)
<INCOME-TAX>                                               0                 0
<INCOME-CONTINUING>                                   (8,312)          (16,977)
<DISCONTINUED>                                             0                 0
<EXTRAORDINARY>                                            0                 0
<CHANGES>                                                  0                 0
<NET-INCOME>                                         (17,031)           (8,480)
<EPS-BASIC>                                              0                 0
<EPS-DILUTED>                                              0                 0


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