Updating OS From Snow Leopard 10.6.8

Since updates for my current OS have ended, if I do an upgrade to a more current OS which one should I do. Not sure if i can just jump to the most current one or if I should do Mountain lion or Mavericks before jumping directly to yosemite. Here is my current laptop setup;





Model Name: MacBook Pro

Model Identifier: MacBookPro8,1

Processor Name: Intel Core i5

Processor Speed: 2.3 GHz

Number of Processors: 1

Total Number of Cores: 2

L2 Cache (per Core): 256 KB

L3 Cache: 3 MB

Memory: 4 GB

Boot ROM Version: MBP81.0047.B27

SMC Version (system): 1.68f99

Serial Number (system): C17G3Q64DH2G

Hardware UUID: 92771EA9-8486-57F9-8F63-3F60B3CB58FC

Sudden Motion Sensor:

State: Enabled

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