EXHIBIT 23.3 CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement on Form S-8 and this Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-8 of our report, dated February 23, 2001, relating to the financial statements of Western Gas Resources, Inc. (the "Company"), which appear in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2000. __________________________ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP Denver, Colorado May 23, 2001