Written Statement of the President and Chief Executive Officer
                          Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. ss.1350

          Solely for the purposes of complying with 18 U.S.C. ss.1350, I, the
undersigned President and Chief Executive Officer of LaCrosse Footwear, Inc.
(the "Company"), hereby certify, based on my knowledge, that the Annual Report
on Form 10-K of the Company for the year ended December 31, 2002 (the "Report")
fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 and that information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all
material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the
Company.



/s/ Joseph P. Schneider
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Joseph P. Schneider
March 27, 2003