Snowpeak — Blog & Podcast theme for Astro & Tailwind CSS

Snowpeak is a dark-mode media theme built for newsrooms, bloggers, and podcasters who want to combine writing, audio, and membership content in one platform. With bold layouts, clear hierarchy, and subscription-ready features, it’s designed to help independent media brands scale with confidence.

Specifications

• Built with Astro v5 + Tailwind CSS v4
• High Lighthouse scores across Performance, Accessibility, Best Practices, and SEO
• Fully responsive and optimized for modern browsers

Benefits

• Multiple landing page variations for blogs, podcasts, and mixed media
• Custom audio player for hosting and streaming podcasts
• Support for tags, categories, and author profiles
• Paywalls & membership tiers for subscriber-only content and monetization
• Reusable components (buttons, layouts, text, wrappers, etc.) styled with the OKLCH color system
• Search powered by Fuse.js for quick content discovery
• Built-in blog pagination for smoother browsing through posts and episodes
• SEO-ready with Astro SEO, Sitemap, and RSS integrations
• Clean file structure with ongoing updates and a style guide

Optional CMS

Snowpeak includes a preconfigured .pages.yaml file that connects your content collections directly to PagesCMS.
All integration happens automatically when you link your repo inside the PagesCMS dashboard—no changes are made to the template code. You keep a pure Astro + Tailwind CSS setup with the option to use PagesCMS anytime.

Modern color system

Ælen uses OKLCH color values, ensuring consistent rendering, theming flexibility, and forward-looking color management with Tailwind CSS v4.

Why choose Snowpeak?

• Purpose-built for blogs, podcasts, and digital publications
• Subscription and paywall features for independent media monetization
• Streamlined editorial structure for teams and solo creators alike
• Strong visual hierarchy and bold dark-mode layouts for standout presentation
• Built on Astro for performance, styled with Tailwind CSS for maintainability