The History of Båsdalvollen Mountain Farm
Båsdalvollen Mountain Farm has a long history connected to traditional Norwegian mountain farming. Here, old traditions continue through food preparation, animal care, and daily life on the mountain pasture.
The farm was given the name Båsdalvollen after Johannes Båsdalen from Nordli, who came to Snåsa in 1917 and took over the small farm Fridheim at Vegset.
In 1937, the property was sold to his nephew, Johannes Sagmo. The mountain farm remained in active use until 1956.
Today, Båsdalvollen Mountain Farm is run by Trude and Jørn Sagmo. Together with their two children, Anette og Elise, they revived the mountain farm operation in 2010 as the fourth generation of the family to continue the tradition.
The work began with two years of preparation and restoration. The mountain pasture was cleared, a new barn was built, and a larger new mountain cabin was constructed.
The original mountain cabin still stands on the pasture and remains in active use today.
Our goal is to preserve these traditions and pass mountain farm life on to future generations, allowing more people to experience life on the summer farm as it once was — and still is today.
UNESCO
The traditional Norwegian mountain farming culture (“seterkultur”) is included on UNESCO’s list of Intangible Cultural Heritage. Read more about it here.