Richard, flying C-130's above the Arctic Circle and way down in temps, we would always park near a hanger, so we could get an electrical power cart started and from that get the aircraft APU started. We could get a heater cart started in the hanger, get hot air to an engine, let it warm up for a while, then run the air from the APU through the bleed air system to start #1. From that, we could spin the others and get them to start, but you didn't want to move the prop controls until they warmed up for 10min otherwise your props could leak.
Brings back memories of Reyjavik, Iceland, Goose Bay, Aleutians, Fairbanks ( near you), and those were heavily populated areas compared to what you do. We could always go back inside and get a cup of coffee.
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