Glacier Bancorp (GBCI) 10-K 2012 Q4 Annual report

Exhibit 23

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The Board of Directors and Stockholders

Glacier Bancorp, Inc.

Kalispell, Montana

We consent to the inclusion by reference in the registration statements on Forms S-8 (Files No. 333-105995, No. 333-125024 and No. 333-184874) and registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-154968) of our report dated February 28, 2013, on our audits of the consolidated statements of financial condition as of December 31, 2012 and 2011, and the related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders' equity and comprehensive income and cash flows for the three years then ended of Glacier Bancorp, Inc. We also consent to the incorporation by reference of our report dated February 28, 2013, on the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting of Glacier Bancorp, Inc. as of December 31, 2012.

/s/ BKD, LLP

Denver, Colorado

February 28, 2013