EXHIBIT 32

                            CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                             18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of Glacier Bancorp, Inc. (the "Company")
on form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2006, as filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), we, Michael J.
Blodnick, President and Chief Executive Officer, and James H. Strosahl,
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, of Glacier Bancorp, Inc.,
certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906
of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

     (1)  The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or
          15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m or
          78o(d)); and

     (2)  The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all
          material respects, the financial condition and results of operations
          of the Company.

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906, or other
document authenticating, acknowledging, or otherwise adopting the signature that
appears in typed form within the electronic version of this written statement
required by Section 906, has been provided to the Company and will be retained
by the Company and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its
staff upon request.

May 8, 2006


                                        /s/ Michael J. Blodnick
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                                        Michael J. Blodnick
                                        President/CEO


                                        /s/ James H. Strosahl
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                                        James H. Strosahl
                                        Executive Vice President/CFO