Is it just me, or is this the worst possible route to try and actually use for miles redemption in executive/first?

Does not matter the dates and times, if the flight is on A/C via YVR, then i'm getting quoted 585K per flight for business class. Absolutely ridiculous!

Any suggestions on routings to make this work? I'm sure there is stuff buried in other threads somewhere, but I'm new to the game of fudging the routings to make this practical.