could i update snow leopard directly to OSX mountain lion?

Yes from 10.6.8 to 10.8 Mountain Lion using the App Store

Before you couldn't skip an operating system but they made it possible this time.

Yes, you can upgrade directly to OS X Mountain Lion from OS X Snow Leopard. Just buy it in the App Store. It'll take a while to download and install, so you might want to run it overnight. And don't forget to make a backup first!

Hi,

i have purchased the Mountain lion from apple store but it is not downloading in my machine but i can download other apps from stre, please suggest what can be the issue.