Snowy Mountain - Jak and Daxter Collection Guide - IGN (2024)

Once Keira has fixed it, you can use the Gondola in Volcanic Crater to take yourself up to the top of Snowy Mountain. The Gondola is located on the path to the right of the miners cave as you're coming from the Red Sage's hut in the center of the area.

Precursor Orbs: 200
Power Cells: 8

I. Find The Yellow Vent Switch
First, you must find the cave that's hidden behind the trees. You can either get here by taking the rightmost path from the front of Snowy Mountain that leads you to the ice pond, where you must exit this to the left hand side from where you enter and head down the slide where there are two moving platforms that go up and down. From there, just head around the mountain to the right and you'll find the trees that are blocking a cave. You can also take the middle path, which is between the rightmost path and the path on the left that leads up the hill with the rolling snow boulders and keep on going down it until you cross a frozen bridge that takes you to the fort. From here, you must head to the right and you'll see the trees blocking the cave right in front of you. Just work your way to the end of the path to find the Yellow Vent Switch, which will unlock the Yellow Eco vents (this will allow you to go back to Mountain Pass to find the Hidden Orb).

II. Stop The 3 Lurker Glacier Troops
To get this Power Cell, you're going to have to kill the 3 Lurker Glacier Troops that are scattered throughout the level.

To find the first one, just head up the hill where the boulders of snow are rolling down and head to the left when you get to the top of it. Just kill all of the enemies there including the one that is controlling the machine. You may want to get powered up by the Red Eco that's near that area to make things even easier.

In order to get to the second group, head past the ice pond that's beyond the cave that's located to the rightmost side when first entering Snowy Mountain. Go through the pond and past the Red Eco vent to find the Glacier troop.

You can get the third group after you have gotten the Cell for Open The Lurker Gate. After you get that Cell, jump onto the platform that'll take you to a higher level. From there, head to the right and you'll find that last troop. Kill everyone and collect the Power Cell.

III. Deactivate The Precursor Blockers
To get this Power Cell, you're going to have to deactivate all the Precursor Blockers in Snowy Mountain.

The first one can be found in the area right around where you enter the level.

The second one can be found up the hill to the left after you jump past the large gap after the very first area of Snowy Mountain. A third one can be found on that same path going up the hill with the rolling boulders of snow coming down it.

The next four Precursor Blockers can be found on the ice pond that's just beyond the ledges in the cave that's the rightmost from the entrance of Snowy Mountain.

You can find another one of the Precursor Blockers to the right of the gate to the Lurker Fort (right when facing the front of the fort from the outside).

The next two Precursor Blockers can be found the icy path that's to the left of the gate to the Lurker Fort (again, when facing the front of the fort from the outside).

At the end of that same path, head across the icy bridge to a tall land mass that has another two Precursor Blockers on it.

You can then head across the next icy bridge to find the final Precursor Blocker. Jump on top of it to deactivate it and get yourself a nice little Power Cell.

IV. Open The Frozen Crate
After you have turned on the Yellow Eco vents, just head back to the cave that is the furthest to the right when coming from the start of Snowy Mountain and power yourself up with the Yellow Eco and shoot the steel crate the is stuck in the wall of ice. This will unlock that Power Cell and you then just have to hop on over and pick it up.

V. Get Through The Lurker Fort
This Orb is located to the left side of the Fort (from where you enter). But to get it, you must go up to the top of the first structure, then work your way around to the ride of the fort until you get to the main structure of the Fort and then continue around to the right. Be sure to hit the button that turns on the log in the middle of the main structure because if you fall of working your way to the Cell all you need to do is go back to this log in order to get up to the main structure in the fort now.

VI. Open The Lurker Fort Gate
In order to get the Power Cell to open the gate to the Lurker Fort, you need to take the rightmost path from the beginning of Snowy Mountain and work your way past the ice pond. After you cross the pond, head to the bridge on the right side that will take you to a Flut Flut. Get on the Flut Flut and then step on the button to lift some platforms and start the timer. Make it to the end before the time runs out and do the same thing for the next two sets of timers and ledges. At the end of this you'll reach the Power Cell and the button that opens the gate to the Lurker Fort.

VII. Survive The Lurker Infested Cave
To get to the Lurker Infested Cave, you can head down to the Lurker Fort and take the path to the left (from facing the Fort from the outside). Head down the path and cross the two icy bridges at the end of the path to the left. From there, just work your way through all of the Lurkers and pick up the Power Cell on the ledge at the end of the cave.

VIII. Free 7 Scout Flies
1. The first Scout Fly can be found in the area right near the Gondola where you enter Snowy Mountain. Just jump down the first ledge that you come across to get to it.
2. On the path that's on the rightmost side when you're coming from the start of Snowy Mountain you'll find a Scout Fly just a few ledges past the Yellow Eco vent.
3. There's a red crate with a Scout Fly that's just to the right of the two moving platforms that take you up to the ice pond (to the right when facing the two platforms).
4. The best way to get to this Scout Fly is to go get it AFTER you have defeated the third glacier troop (see above). After you do this, jump across the platforms where you had come from to take you to this wide-open area that has the red crate in the middle of it. You can also get to this one by taking the middle path (between the rightmost and the one that leads up the hill with the rolling snow boulders on it and then dropping down from the wooden bridge.
5. If you drop down to the ledge directly behind the second glacier troop, you can get this Scout Fly.
6. There's a red crate on top of the center platform inside of the Fort.
7. There is also a red crate with a Scout Fly at the top of the main structure inside the Fort. Work you way up and around the ledges starting from the middle structure to get to this.