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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 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 * Fogliato Franco   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol COLUMBIA SPORTSWEAR CO [COLM] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) SVP Europe (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O COLUMBIA SPORTSWEAR COMPANY, 14375 NW SCIENCE PARK DRIVE 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 02/01/2016 (Street) PORTLAND, OR 97229 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(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 Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 02/01/2016   M   518 A (1) 3,220 D   Common Stock 02/01/2016   F   189 (2) D $ 54.24 3,031 D   Common Stock 02/01/2016   M   457 A (1) 3,488 D   Common Stock 02/01/2016   F   167 (2) D $ 54.24 3,321 D

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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 Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

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

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

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Restricted Stock Units

(1)

02/01/2016

M

518

02/01/2015(4)

(3)

Common Stock

518

$ 0

1,036

D

Restricted Stock Units

(1)

02/01/2016

M

457

02/01/2016(5)

(3)

Common Stock

457

$ 0

1,368

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Fogliato Franco C/O COLUMBIA SPORTSWEAR COMPANY 14375 NW SCIENCE PARK DRIVE PORTLAND, OR 97229			SVP Europe

Signatures

Peter J. Bragdon, Attorney-in-Fact		02/03/2016
**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)	Each restricted stock unit represents a right to receive one share of COLM common stock.
(2)	Shares surrendered to the Company as payment to satisfy tax withholding obligation in connection with the vesting of the restricted stock units.
(3)	N/A
(4)	On 1/30/14 the reporting person was granted 2,072 restricted stock units, 25% of the restricted stock units vest annually (a) on the first anniverary of the first day of the first full calendar month following the award date (the "Vest Date"), and (b) on each of the three subsequent anniversaries following the first anniversary of the Vest Date. Vested shares will be delivered to the reporting person on the designated vest dates. If a vesting date falls on a weekend or any other day on which the Nasdaq Stock Market ("NSM") or any national securities exchange on which the Common Stock then is principally traded (the "Exchange") is not open, affected RSUs shall vest on the next following NSM or Exchange business day, as the case may be.
(5)	On 1/29/15 the reporting person was granted 1,825 restricted stock units, 25% of the restricted stock units vest annually (a) on the first anniverary of the first day of the first full calendar month following the award date (the "Vest Date"), and (b) on each of the three subsequent anniversaries following the first anniversary of the Vest Date. Vested shares will be delivered to the reporting person on the designated vest dates. If a vesting date falls on a weekend or any other day on which the Nasdaq Stock Market ("NSM") or any national securities exchange on which the Common Stock then is principally traded (the "Exchange") is not open, affected RSUs shall vest on the next following NSM or Exchange business day, as the case may be.

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