EXHIBIT 23


Independent Auditors' Consent



The Board of Directors
Glacier Bancorp, Inc.:

We consent to incorporation by reference in the registration statements on Form
S-8 (No. 33-94648 and No. 333-36514) of our report dated February 1, 2002
relating to the consolidated statements of financial condition of Glacier
Bancorp, Inc. and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2001 and 2000 and the related
consolidated statements of operations, stockholders' equity and comprehensive
income, and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended
December 31, 2001, which report appears in the December 31, 2001 annual report
on Form 10-K of Glacier Bancorp, Inc.



/s/ KPMG LLP

Billings, Montana
March 26, 2002