Snowpeak News & Podcast Theme | Astro + Tailwind

What Is the Snowpeak UI Kit?

Snowpeak is a media-focused website theme built with Astro v5 and Tailwind CSS v4. It ships with 42 pages covering news, blogs, podcasts, memberships, and more—plus dark mode and stellar performance scores. If you’re launching an editorial site, a podcast hub, or a paid newsletter, Snowpeak gives you the structure and UI out of the box.

Snowpeak Astro Theme

Features ✨

42 ready-made pages across news, podcast, jobs, membership, and system sections.
Dark mode design with clean, opinionated typography.
Paywall and subscribers-only states for blog and podcast pages.
Custom audio player for episode pages.
Built-in search powered by Fuse.js.
SEO stack: Astro SEO, Sitemap, RSS; Tailwind Forms & Typography.
Lighthouse (demo) scores: Perf 99, BP 100, SEO 95, Accessibility 90.

Included Components 📒

Landing & Core: 3 Landing pages, About, 404.
Blog: 2 homes, 20 post templates (open/paywall), Top/Featured/Breaking, tag index & category, RSS.
Podcast: Home, 10 episode layouts (open/paywall), series, featured, guests, subscribers-only, tag index & category.
Monetization: Advertise, Membership.
Jobs: Jobs home, 10 offer pages, apply form.
Auth & Forms: Sign in, Sign up, Contact, Password reset.
Authors & Legal: Authors home + details, Terms, Privacy.
System: Overview, Links, Buttons, Typography, Color guide.

Pros and Cons

Pros ✅

Purpose-built for media brands: blogs, podcasts, and membership content.
Paywall states and subscribers-only UI pre-wired in the pages.
Fast by default thanks to Astro; excellent demo Lighthouse scores.
Clear component system (buttons, links, icons, wrappers) and style guide.
Search, SEO, RSS, and Tailwind plugins included.

Cons ⚠️

You’ll still bring your own backend or CMS; Snowpeak provides UI and pages, not the membership logic.
Best suited to Astro/Tailwind users—there’s a learning curve if you’re new to both.
Single-theme license is $99; bundles may be better value if you need multiple sites.

Integration

Astro v5 static site framework.
Tailwind CSS v4 utilities.
Content: Astro MDX, content collections.
Search: Fuse.js integrated.
SEO: Astro SEO, Sitemap, RSS.
UI plugins: Tailwind Forms and Typography.

File Structure

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├── public
├── src
│   ├── components
│   ├── layouts
│   ├── pages
│   ├── content
│   ├── folders
│   ├── config.ts
│   ├── data
│   ├── scripts
│   ├── styles
│   │   └── global.css
│   └── endv.d.ts
├── astro.config.mjs
├── package.json
├── README.md
└── ts.config.json

FAQ

Does Snowpeak support memberships or paywalls?

Yes—templates include paywall and subscribers-only states for posts and episodes. You’ll add the actual auth/payment logic.

Is there a podcast player built in?

Yes, a custom audio player ships with the theme.

How many pages are included?

42 pages spanning landing, blog, podcast, jobs, auth, legal, and system sections.

What tech does it use?

Astro v5 and Tailwind CSS v4, plus MDX, Fuse.js search, and SEO plugins.

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