Robbie Knievel eyeing southern Idaho jump over Snake River Canyon where father failed

Knievel eyeing Idaho jump attempted by his father

TWIN FALLS, Idaho — A spokesman for Robbie Knievel says the motorcycle jumper wants to follow in his daredevil father’s footsteps and attempt to jump the Snake River Canyon in southern Idaho.

Jeff Lowe says Knievel will be in Twin Falls on Monday to discuss the plan with local officials, and that the jump is tentatively set for the Fourth of July weekend in 2011, almost four decades after his father’s try.

Evel Knievel, who died in 2007, failed to clear the chasm in 1974 in a rocket-powered “Skycycle” when the parachute malfunctioned and deployed after takeoff.

Shawn Barigar is president of the Twin Falls Area Chamber of Commerce. He tells The Times-News that local government officials and business leaders have been invited to attend the private meeting with Knievel.

Information from: The Times-News, www.magicvalley.com