As Krogh was selected for youth national team in cross country skiing, he chose to quit football, but said in an interview with Norwegian television 2 in 2011 that he believes he could have been a professional Tippeligaen player if he had chosen football ahead of skiing.
He has Norwegian and Sami ancestry. Krogh represents Tverrelvdalen Illinois. In addition to being a cross-country skier, he played for Tverrelvdalen"s senior football team in the 3. Divisjon before he had to choose between football and skiing.
In the same interview he stated that he thinks it is more fun to play football than to compete in cross country skiing.
He made his break-through in the World Cup when he finished second behind Petter Northug in the race in Falun on 20 March 2011. In the Norwegian skiing championship in 2013 at Gåsbu in Hamar, he was number two on the 15 free with individual start, 5.1 seconds behind Martin Johnsrud Sundby.
On 28 January 2014, after the Norwegian championship at Lillehammer, the national team coach Arild Monsen stated that Krogh would go the individual sprint in the 2014 Winter Olympics on 11 February 2013 along with Eirik Brandsdal and Anders Gløersen, while the fourth spot was to be decided after the sprint in Toblach. 2015–2016
Krogh placed second overall in the Tour de Ski.