Ownership Submission
FORM 5
Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
Form 3 Holdings Reported
Form 4 Transactions Reported
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)
President and Chief Executive
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)

C/O COLUMBIA SPORTSWEAR COMPANY, 14375 NW SCIENCE PARK DRIVE		 3. Statement for Issuer's Fiscal Year Ended (Month/Day/Year)
12/31/2008
(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 02/28/2008   G 5,499 D $ 0 13,410,228 (1) D  
Common Stock 04/10/2008   G 5,957 D $ 0 13,404,271 D  
Common Stock 07/29/2008   G 16,331 D $ 0 12,856,166 (2) D  
Common Stock 12/08/2008   G 37,296 D $ 0 13,025,691 (3) D  
Common Stock             365,463 I Trust (4)
Common Stock             417 I Trust (5)
Common Stock             1,676,484 I Grat's (6)
Common Stock 02/15/2008   P 100 (7) A $ 42.09 23,575 I By Daughter (8)

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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   President and Chief Executive  

Signatures

Peter J. Bragdon, Attorney-in-Fact 02/04/2009
**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) 991,808 shares previously reported as directly owned by the reporting person were transferred to grantor retained annuity trusts on January 7, January 11 and February 1, 2008.
(2) 531,774 shares previously reported as directly owned by the reporting person were transferred to a grantor retained annuity trust on July 25, 2008.
(3) 862,773 shares previously reported as indirectly owned by the reporting person were transferred from grantor retained annuity trusts to directly owned on August 11 and September 18, 2008. 655,953 shares previously reported as directly owned by the reporting person were transferred to a grantor retained annuity trust on October 23, 2008.
(4) Shares held in trust for the benefit of the reporting person's children, 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.
(5) 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.
(6) Shares held in grantor retained annuity trusts for which Mr. Boyle is trustee and income beneficiary.
(7) Although total number of shares acquired was accounted for on a Form 4 filed February 19, 2008, the transaction data for 100 shares was inadvertently omitted.
(8) The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of shares held by daughter, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that the reporting person is the beneficial owner of such securities for the purpose of Section 16 or for any other purpose.

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