Originally Posted by CPMaverick

Impossible to state that. Nobody knows what fares or miles redemption values will be like in 3 years.

Currently, this is a route that regularly costs more than $1000 US to fly (especially east of California). This makes points redemption worthwhile at current redemption rates.

For example, you can get a credit card signup bonus for AA/UA/DL that easily covers the cost of a one-way redemption. Do that twice, pay little to nothing for those points. Book a one-way with two different airlines and save $1000.