The fellow who owns the Pittsburgh Pirates and Somerset County, Pennsylvania’s Seven Springs Mountain Resort has agreed to buy the nearby Hidden Valley Resort.
Bob Nutting is purchasing Hidden Valley, a 1,200-acre spread less than 15 miles from Seven Springs, from The Buncher Company. Both properties have ski areas and 18-hole golf courses. Hidden Valley’s track was designed by Russell Roberts and opened in 1987, while Seven Springs’ X. G. Hassenplug-designed layout dates from 1969.
Nutting, who also owns Mother Earth News and the Utne Reader, told the Pittsburgh Tribune that he plans to market the properties aggressively, to attract vacationers from outside the immediate area.
“Clearly, [Hidden Valley] fits very nicely with Seven Springs, and I believe over time we’ll find opportunities to market the two resorts to bring more people into the Laurel Highlands,” he said.
The transaction is expected to close by the end of this month.
