7191 Snow Peak Court

Lofty, Light-Filled 4200+ sq ft Niwot Home

$1,295,000 | April 2021

This lovely 4200+ SF Niwot home is characterized by its generous, light-filled spaces and easy, casual floor plan. One walks in from the front door to the inviting great room with double height vaulted ceiling and a wall of windows facing west. French doors open onto the expansive deck. The living and dining areas comfortably cohabitate in this space and are properly proportioned to feel simultaneously intimate and open. The outdoors pervades the room, while a gas fireplace and hardwood floors offer a feeling of coziness and warmth. The open staircase to the upper level landing serves to reinforce the casual, open feeling, perhaps spontaneously launching a “Sound of Music” Von Trapp family inspired performance!

Off the main entry and the great room is a handsome oak-paneled office with a large window facing east to catch the morning sun. The walk-in closet provides office storage and also turns this room into a handy main floor bedroom or guest space, with adjoining ¾ bathroom.

Past the stairs, heading south, one enters the open family room and kitchen area, with light streaming in from the abundant windows facing south and west. Glass doors near the eat-in kitchen table lead to the deck and backyard. A second gas fireplace sets the tone for a cozy family space, with built-in cabinets designating the space between family room and eat-in kitchen area. The kitchen is well equipped with white cabinets, neutral grey/olive granite counter peninsula with room for 4 – 6 bar stools and the 5 burner GE gas range. A double door stainless steel Samsung refrigerator with beverage drawer and built-in Whirlpool oven and microwave live on the opposite wall. The kitchen window over the sink offers views to snow covered peaks and the grey glass tile backsplash and glass pendants offer a nice stylistic touch.

The kitchen adjoins the dining area and living area in the great room on one side and the eat-in kitchen and family room on the other. The expansive deck runs along the full length of the west side of the house, accessed from both the eat-in kitchen and living room, forming an interior and exterior circle, offering terrific flow. This is a home ideal for casual indoor-outdoor living! Deck stairs lead to the fenced back yard.

There is a laundry room on the main level, near the ¾ bathroom, along with additional cabinet and closet storage space and large capacity Samsung washing machine and dryer. The ¾ bathroom serves as the powder room for the main floor. Both the laundry and powder rooms are near the entrance to the 3+ car garage.

The upper level boasts a generous landing that overlooks the bedrooms and the double-height windows facing west over the deck. Glass doors lead from the landing to the spacious, light-filled master bedroom suite, with plenty of room for king bed and sitting area, showcasing windows and a private balcony facing west, with peeks of snow covered mountains. The elevated lot offers a feeling of space in this lofty upper level, looking out to the horizon and sunset skies. The hardwood floors in the master bedroom transition to grey diagonal tile in the master bathroom, with white tile and a large picture window framing a deep soaking tub. The white tile and white cabinet double vanity is opposite the large, white-tiled shower with glass doors, that has room for two with nozzles on opposing sides. A walk in closet completes this tranquil and beautiful master suite.

The other two bedrooms on this level are well-proportioned and filled with light that shines through large windows facing southeast. Both are carpeted and have double door closets. The shared bathroom, off the landing, has a door between the space with double vanity and the tub/shower and toilet room. The bathroom floor is clad in neutral stone colored tile. There are two linen closets off the landing for extra storage.

The walk-out lower level offers a large space at the base of the open staircase, leading from the main level. This space is surprisingly light, due to the windows and glass sliding doors facing west, that access a covered patio and the expansive front yard. The flexibility of how to use this lower level cannot be overemphasized. Currently the open space is used as a family media and game area, with a large wall for a flat screen TV, an alcove for beverage refrigerator and popcorn maker, room for comfy furniture, and a light-filled bay for puzzle/game table. It can also serve well as a playroom, recreation space or gym, with easy access to the outdoor yard.

The other two rooms on this level are both conforming bedrooms, with egress windows and stone clad exterior egress bays, window seats and multiple walk-in closets for extra storage. The east facing room, measuring roughly 16’ x 19’, is currently used as a gym and music room. It has two walk-in closets, a built-in dressing table and a half-bathroom. The other room, currently used as a bedroom, faces south, and has a ¾ bathroom with glass door shower, walk-in closet, and built-in desk, cabinets and sitting bench along one wall. This room is more than double the size of most bedrooms (24 x17), which would also make it a great home office, recreation room or media room. It is big enough for a ping pong table and other recreational equipment.

Set on a small, quiet cul-de-sac, elevated from the appropriately named street (Snow Peak!), the sense of space is palpable as one’s eye scans the horizon. The ½ acre corner lot has a  large, level, fenced backyard, accessed from the driveway or the front yard. The garage has room for 3 cars plus space for mudroom, storage, workbench, bikes, gear and more. An interior door from the garage accesses the laundry room on the main level, and an exterior door accesses the fenced back yard with 3 remote controlled doors for car bays.

For those not familiar with the singular charms of Niwot, suffice it to say that this well-kept Boulder secret offers a compelling combination of vibrant village, with a large variety of independent shops, services, galleries and restaurants, including a beloved local market, along with award-winning schools, a close knit community, miles of walking trails, as well as local farms. Known as the “small town with the big heart”, Niwot offers year-round events including the free “Rocks & Rails” concerts series, a fun & festive July 4th parade and first Friday Art Walks, all awaiting revival due to COVID. This charming, unincorporated town in Boulder County is less than a 15 minute drive to downtown Boulder and Longmont, and the amenities they offer, and roughly 45 minutes to the much larger city of Denver and Denver International Airport. For more information please visit https://niwot.com/ and view the following video: https://vimeo.com/293988381.

The area public schools are part of the St. Vrain School District https://www.svvsd.org/. Niwot High School is just a few blocks away, and a shortcut near the property, on a wooded walking path, provides quick access. This highly regarded local high school draws families from Boulder and beyond, due to the robust International Baccalaureate and A.P class program, award-winning sports and robotics teams and excellent theater program. Also the St. Vrain School District offers a new Innovation Center that all high school students in the district can attend. https://innovation.svvsd.org/. Sunset Middle School, offering an IB world focus program, is a few miles east in nearby Longmont, while Niwot Elementary School is just on the other side of Niwot Road from the property. This area is also home to a number of esteemed private schools, including Boulder Valley Waldorf School (pre-K -8th), Boulder Country Day School (pre-K – 8th) and Alexander Dawson School (K-12th).