EXHIBIT 24.1


                                POWER OF ATTORNEY
                     (1997 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended)

         The undersigned, an officer and/or director of COLUMBIA SPORTSWEAR
COMPANY, does hereby constitute and appoint Timothy Boyle, Gertrude Boyle,
Patrick Anderson and Carl Davis, and each of them, his or her true and lawful
attorney and agent to do any and all acts and things and to execute in his or
her name (whether on behalf of Columbia Sportswear Company or as an officer or
director of Columbia Sportswear Company) any and all instruments which the
attorney and agent may deem necessary or advisable in order to enable Columbia
Sportswear Company to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and
any requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof,
in connection with the registration and issuance under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended, of 1,650,000 shares of Common Stock of Columbia Sportswear
Company pursuant to the Columbia Sportswear Company 1997 Stock Incentive Plan,
including specifically, but without limitation thereto, power and authority to
sign his or her name (whether on behalf of Columbia Sportswear Company or as an
officer or director of Columbia Sportswear Company) to one or more Registration
Statements on Form S-8 and any amendment thereto (including any post-effective
amendment) or application for amendment thereto in respect to such Common Stock
or any exhibits filed therewith; and to file the same with the Securities and
Exchange Commission; and the undersigned does hereby ratify and confirm all that
the attorney and agent shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

DATED: January 25, 2002


TIMOTHY P. BOYLE                            PATRICK D. ANDERSON
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Timothy P. Boyle                            Patrick D. Anderson


GERTRUDE BOYLE                              SARAH BANY
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Gertrude Boyle                              Sarah Bany


MURREY R. ALBERS                            EDWARD S. GEORGE
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Murrey R. Albers                            Edward S. George


JOHN STANTON                                WALTER KLENZ
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John Stanton                                Walter Klenz



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