It's skyteam's biggest hole on the west coast market (LAX-LAS not served by skyteam...
Funny was on a LAX-LAS NW flight earlier this month and got F upgrade to boot. Only one flight a day though, so your comment is actually quite valid. Would rephrase "LAX-LAS poorly served by skyteam..."
I recommend NWA WP too for EQM and UG, but as previous posters mentioned, it all depends on where you fly.