CARRABASSETT VALLEY, Maine (AP) – A skier who never missed a day on the slopes for more than two decades is being honored with a ski trail bearing his name.

Sugarloaf USA is renaming a portion of the Narrow Gauge Trail as “Schipper’s Streak” in recognition of Paul Schipper’s dogged pursuit of skiing perfection in which he hit the slopes for 3,903 consecutive days before being sidelined by the flu.

The Streak, as it was known around Sugarloaf, has been submitted to “Guinness World Records” as the longest streak of its kind.

“In our research, we haven’t found anything that even comes close to the magnitude of Paul’s streak,” Bill Swain, Sugarloaf’s spokesman, said Monday in a statement. “If Paul’s streak isn’t a record, then I don’t know what is.”

The renaming of the trail will take place in conjunction with a celebration on April 17 honoring Schipper’s accomplishment.

Schipper, 81, said Thursday he was happy to be honored and wondered whether anyone would be inspired to pick up where he left off.

“Maybe somebody will pick up the streak,” Schipper wondered aloud. Then he thought better of it and joked, “Nobody’s that crazy.”

Schipper took a notion to ski every day nearly 25 years ago after he and several friends vowed to give it a try. A year later, Schipper was the only one to achieve the goal, having skied all 174 days in the 1980-81 season.

From there, his exploits became the stuff of legend. He skied through rain, blizzards and illness. He skied every day, no matter the cost.

Once, he delayed surgery for a cancerous kidney so he could keep the streak alive. Another time, he skied at midnight so he could check off another day before driving 7 hours to his son’s graduation in Poughkeepsie, N.Y.

The daily December-to-April routine came to an abrupt end in early January when Schipper became bedridden with the flu.

Rich Wilkinson, Sugarloaf’s vice president of mountain operations and a longtime friend of Schipper’s, said the “Schipper’s Streak” trail will feature a commemorative plaque recounting his accomplishment.

“This way we hope to share Paul’s commitment to Sugarloaf with future generations of Sugarloafers,” Wilkinson said.