Power of Attorney





         Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and

appoints each of Newton W. Wilson III, Lizbeth J. Stenmark, Richard W. Schelin

and Roberta L. Louis, signing singly, the undersigneds true and lawful

attorney-in-fact to:



(1) execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigneds

capacity as an officer and/or director of Forest Oil Corporation

(the Company), Forms 3, 4 and 5 in accordance with Section 16(a)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules thereunder;



(2) do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the

undersigned which may be necessary or desirable to complete and

execute any such Form 3, 4, or 5, complete and execute any

amendment or amendments thereto, and timely file such form with

the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and any stock exchange

or similar authority; and



(3) take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with

the foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may

be of benefit to, in the best interest of, or legally required by,

the undersigned, it being understood that the documents executed

by such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned pursuant to

this Power of Attorney shall be in such form and shall contain

such terms and conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve in

such attorney-in-facts discretion.



         The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full

power and authority to do and perform any and every act and thing

whatsoever requisite, necessary, or proper to be done in the exercise of

any of the rights and powers herein granted, as fully to all intents and

purposes as the undersigned might or could do if personally present,

with full power of substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and

confirming all that such attorney-in-fact, or such attorney-in-facts

substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by

virtue of this power of attorney and the rights and powers herein

granted.  The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing attorneys-in-

fact, in serving in such capacity at the request of the undersigned, are

not assuming, nor is the Company assuming, any of the undersigneds

responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the Securities Exchange

Act of 1934.



 This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until

the undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4, and 5 with

respect to the undersigneds holdings of and transactions in securities

issued by the Company, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a

signed writing delivered to the foregoing attorneys-in-fact.



 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused the Power of

Attorney to be executed as of the 1st day of March, 2004.









      /S/ R. SCOT WOODALL_________________

      R. Scot Woodall