GLACIER BANCORP, INC.

September 23, 2008

VIA EDGAR

Division of Corporate Finance
Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549

ATTN: MR. DAVID LYON

     RE:   GLACIER BANCORP, INC.
           REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM S-4; FILE NO. 333-153458
           REQUEST FOR ACCELERATION

Ladies and Gentlemen:

     In accordance with Rule 461 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1933, I
hereby request on behalf of Glacier Bancorp, Inc., that its Registration
Statement on Form S-4 filed on September 12, 2008, be made effective on
September 25, 2008, or as soon as possible thereafter.

     We acknowledge that

     -    should the Commission or the staff, acting pursuant to delegated
          authority, declare the filing effective, it does not foreclose the
          Commission from taking any action with respect to the filing;

     -    the action of the Commission or the staff, acting pursuant to
          delegated authority, in declaring the filing effective, does not
          relieve the company from its full responsibility for the adequacy and
          accuracy of the disclosure in the filing; and

     -    the company may not assert this action as defense in any proceeding
          initiated by the Commission or any person under the federal securities
          laws of the United States.

     We would appreciate it if you would notify us by telephone of the effective
date of the Registration Statement and would also confirm such advice in
writing.


Securities and Exchange Commission
September 23, 2008
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     If you should have any questions about the foregoing request, please do not
hesitate to contact our counsel, Mr. Bart Bartholdt of Graham & Dunn PC at (206)
340-9647, or the undersigned at (406) 751-4701. Thank you for your cooperation
in this matter.

                                        Very truly yours,


                                        /s/ Michael J. Blodnick

                                        Michael J. Blodnick
                                        President and CEO

cc: Bart E. Bartholdt, Esq.