2009 Vans Cup Canceled

Vans released a short memo, stating that the the 2009 Vans Cup had been canceled.

The memo reads:

We regret to announce that the 2009 Vans Cup has been canceled.

Thank you to everyone who has played a role in making the Vans Cup one of the world’s top snowboarding events.
We apologize for any inconvenience this news may cause.

The 5th annual event was scheduled for Mammoth and was also slated to be the culmination of the Vans Mini Cup series which hosted rail events earlier this season.
This isn't the only competition that has been called off. With a struggling economy and tighter budgets, the competitions, parties AND sponsors are dropping like flies! Definitely will not be the same this season. Sorry to all those who killed it at the Mini-Cups!! But good job anyways!