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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 ANNUAL STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * BOYLE TIMOTHY P 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol COLUMBIA SPORTSWEAR CO [COLM] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director __X__ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Chief Executive Officer (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O COLUMBIA SPORTSWEAR COMPANY, 14375 NW SCIENCE PARK DRIVE 3. Statement for Issuer's Fiscal Year Ended (Month/Day/Year) 12/31/2017 (Street) PORTLAND, OR 97229 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Reporting (check applicable line) _X_ Form Filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form Filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned at end of Issuer's Fiscal Year (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 01/23/2017   G 103,840 D $ 0 2,404,353 I GRATs (5) Common Stock 04/17/2017   G 156,491 D $ 0 2,247,862 I GRATs (5) Common Stock 06/19/2017   G 27,863 D $ 0 22,631,795 (1) D   Common Stock 07/28/2017   G 4,176 D $ 0 22,627,619 D   Common Stock 07/31/2017   G 133,345 D $ 0 2,670,485 I GRATs (5) Common Stock 09/29/2017   G 182,233 D $ 0 2,428,806 (2) I GRATs (5) Common Stock 10/18/2017   G 238,515 D $ 0 2,190,291 I GRATs (5) Common Stock 10/31/2017   G 82,747 D $ 0 22,932,656 (2) (3) D   Common Stock             23,205,007 (4) D   Common Stock             1,589,602 (3) (4) I GRATs (5) Common Stock             834 I Wife Trust (6) Common Stock             143,934 I Son GST (7) Common Stock             143,934 I Daughter GST (8) Common Stock             2,000 I Voting Trust (9)

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SEC 2270 (9-02)

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned at End of Issuer's Fiscal Year (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
BOYLE TIMOTHY P C/O COLUMBIA SPORTSWEAR COMPANY 14375 NW SCIENCE PARK DRIVE PORTLAND, OR 97229	  X	  X	  Chief Executive Officer	Â

Signatures

Lindsey Kantawee, Attorney-in-Fact		02/07/2018
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	555,968 shares previously reported as directly owned by the reporting person were transferred to grantor retained annuity trusts on May 30, 2017.
(2)	59,446 shares previously reported as indirectly owned by the reporting person were transferred from grantor retained annuity trusts to directly owned on August 1, 2017.
(3)	328,338 shares previously reported as indirectly owned by the reporting person were transferred from grantor retained annuity trusts to directly owned on October 31, 2017.
(4)	272,351 shares previously reported as indirectly owned by the reporting person were transferred from grantor retained annuity trusts to directly owned between November 17, 2017 and November 20, 2017.
(5)	Shares held in grantor retained annuity trusts for which Mr. Boyle is trustee and income beneficiary.
(6)	Shares held in trust for the benefit of the reporting person's spouse, of which she is the trustee. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that the reporting person is the beneficial owner of such securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.
(7)	Son's generation skipping trust, for which the reporting person's spouse is the trustee. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that the reporting person is the beneficial owner of such securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.
(8)	Daughter's generation skipping trust, for which the reporting person's spouse is the trustee. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that the reporting person is the beneficial owner of such securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.
(9)	Boyle Columbia Sportswear Company Voting Trust, Timothy P. Boyle, Trustee, dated January 24, 2011.

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